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Ruby Sahota

Liberal on Combatting Hate Act 2026-06-15

51 words · 2 sentences · 3 clauses

Replying to Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, I want to remind the House what the religious exemption that is eliminated by Bill C‑9 refers to, because I am hearing things from our Conservative colleagues and I cannot believe what I am hearing. There was never any question of prohibiting people from reading the Bible, the Torah, the Quran or any other religious text. What is prohibited is spreading hate based on a religious text. Some people use that as an excuse to spread hate, and that is what is being prohibited. That is the defence that will be removed from the Criminal Code. Reading the Bible, the Quran and the Torah is allowed, it always has been, and I hope it always will be.”

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 51 wordsI would agree. In addition to that, we included, for greater certainty, a clause to clarify that nothing prevents a person from communicating statements on matters of public interest, such as religious, political or scientific matters, ¹if they do not wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group or wilfully promote anti-Semitism.²

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Signal · 100

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Relevance · 100

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Respect · 100

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Clarity · 100

Nothing lost points on Clarity.

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Claims · 2

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1“we included, for greater certainty, a clause to clarify that nothing prevents a person from communicating statements on matters of public interest, such as religious, political or scientific matters”Bill C-9 includes a clarifying clause stating that nothing prevents a person from communicating statements on matters of public interest, such as religious, political or scientific matters.search
2“if they do not wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group or wilfully promote anti-Semitism”Under Bill C-9, communicating statements on matters of public interest is permitted if they do not wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group or wilfully promote anti-Semitism.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20