Lisa Bildy: Appearance at Senate Committee on Human Rights, Bill C9
Bill C-9, also known as the Combatting Hate Act, has passed third reading in the House of Commons and second reading in the Senate. It is now before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights for further review.
FSUC Submits Brief on Bill C9 “Religious Defence” Amendment
At the invitation of MP Andrew Lawton, the FSUC has prepared a supplementary brief to address the proposed amendment that would remove the defence of good faith reliance on religious texts from the crime of “wilful promotion of hatred.”
FSUC Submits Brief to House Justice Committee on Bill C-9
The Free Speech Union of Canada has done a thorough review of the pending Combatting Hate Act, otherwise known as Bill C-9. In our opinion, the Bill should be withdrawn entirely, as an unnecessary and overbroad infringement of free expression in Canada.
What Bill C-9 means for your freedom of expression
Bill C-9 isn’t long, but it packs a punch. It will result in the over-prosecution of alleged hate-related offences and will criminalize forms of constitutionally protected speech and expression.