“Mr. Speaker, I would like to echo the sentiments of my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord and reiterate another point. Certain groups have written to us because there has been a great deal of disinformation coming from the Conservatives. At the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, the Bloc Québécois tabled certain amendments it felt were essential. During one debate, I even heard people go so far as to say that people would no longer be able to protest. Normally, a protest is a legitimate exercise of freedom of expression. I do hope, however, that if a protest is intended to incite hatred, there will be tools available to intervene.”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 105 wordsprotesting is a fundamental right in this country, 1and this bill would not limit the right of peaceful protest, but it should be recognized that under section 1 of the charter, rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.2Those who are not wilfully participating in hate would not end up being charged under any provision of the bill.There has been a lot of misinformation.I want to reassure Canadians that the bill was brought forward with good intentions after lots of consultation and demand from communities, Reasoning · 33 wordsbecause we have seen these acts of violence increase in this country and we want to make sure that the government sets the precedent that we will not tolerate hate in our country.3Vague promise
