“Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my hon. colleague on his speech. I would also like to congratulate the minister who introduced this bill. I would like to reiterate how important it is to the Bloc Québécois that we support this bill. We continue to support it, obviously, because a number of amendments that we considered essential have been made. We acknowledge the collaborative effort in this regard. I would also like to highlight the removal of the religious exemption from the Criminal Code for the offence of inciting hatred. This was a major issue. It is important to understand that we were obviously very concerned about the fact that people were using religion to incite hatred. It is important to understand that religion is not a free pass for violating the fundamental rights of others and that this bill in no way prevents individuals from practising the religion or religions of their choice. We are therefore very pleased with this amendment. Following my hon. colleague’s presentation, I would like to know what he thinks needs to be done to raise public awareness, beyond the scope of this bill. Education is a provincial jurisdiction, but my colleague seems to have given it a lot of thought.”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 6 wordseducation is officially a provincial responsibility.1Reasoning · 11 wordsHowever, in a sociological sense, education belongs to all of us.Claims · 84 wordsToday’s bill gives us the opportunity to clearly explain to Canadians what hate is and how we can ensure that we live together harmoniously, which is in our country’s nature.My hon. colleague from Repentigny referred to an amendment that he had supported that was withdrawn from the bill.2I recognize that it was very important to have the Bloc Québécois’s support, but I would also like to say that, honestly, it did not change anything in terms of the scope of the bill.Reasoning · 20 wordsEven if we are talking about a religious person, the line that is crossed when inciting hatred remains the same.Claims · 14 wordsNothing has changed in that regard, regardless of whether this exemption exists or not.Procedure · 1 wordsHatred—Procedure
