CANADA’S NEW HATE BILL: NOW EVEN BIBLE QUOTES NEED A LAWYER
Fox News host Laura Ingraham compares policies in the U.S. to Canada and other nations on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
A Canadian hate speech bill is drawing backlash from critics who warn it could chill religious speech and expose some people to prosecution for quoting the Bible.
Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, introduced by Canadian Liberal Justice Minister Sean Fraser, passed the House of Commons on March 25 and now heads to the Senate. The measure would expand Canada’s hate speech laws, create a new hate-crime offense and add penalties for intimidating or blocking people from accessing houses of worship, cultural spaces, schools, senior residences and cemeteries.
On The Ingraham Angle, Laura Ingraham took a little transatlantic stroll through Canada’s new hate speech fight, where Bill C-9 is sailing toward the Senate while critics warn it could turn sermons and Bible quotes into legal tripwires—because nothing says “free society” like wondering whether a line from scripture might land you in court. The Combatting Hate Act would expand hate speech laws, create a new hate-crime offense, and punish people for blocking access to places like houses of worship, schools, and cemeteries, which sounds tough on bigotry, but the bill’s biggest headache is its repeal of a longtime defense for religious speech. Christian and Muslim groups say that could chill faith-based expression, while the government and some Jewish advocates argue the target is antisemitism, not religion itself. In other words: a bill meant to curb hate has managed to unite a lot of people in asking, “Wait, what exactly are we criminalizing here?”
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