Discussion · Government Orders
Jacob Mantle Conservative
“The government should use our current laws to prosecute people instead of making new laws that censor Canadians. A noose can be a hate symbol, but its meaning depends on the context.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would invite the secretary of state to do her job and ensure that those people are prosecuted under existing laws rather than bringing in new laws to censor Canadians. As I clearly said in my speech, a noose can be used as a hate symbol. I stand by those comments. It can be. I simply pointed out that there is a different cultural and factual context here.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would invite the secretary of state to do her job and ensure that those people are prosecuted under existing laws rather than bringing in new laws to censor Canadians. As I clearly said in my speech, a noose can be used as a hate symbol. I stand by those comments. It can be. I simply pointed out that there is a different cultural and factual context here.