Translate Politics Parliament in plain language.

Combatting Hate Act

Bill C-9, Combatting Hate Act · Senate amendments · now law Where it stands

What the law does

The law creates a hate crime offence for breaking federal laws out of hatred based on specified factors. It also makes it an offence to promote hatred by displaying symbols in public, or to intimidate or block people trying to access places used for religious worship or by identifiable groups. In addition, the law removes the requirement for the Attorney General to consent before hate propaganda charges can be laid.

Official text

1 statement

Elizabeth May

Green
“I want to thank the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton for his friendship and his hard work for Quebec and Canada. I wish him well in the future.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise. Today is a sad day because our dear colleague, the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, has made this decision, which was already well known before he gave his last speech. However, it is important for me to thank him for his friendship, for his very hard work on the important issues facing Canada—I hope he forgives me for saying so—as well as the issues facing Quebec. I wish him all the best in the future, and I hope he will continue to think about the rest of Canada, because we need the values that are embodied every day by the Bloc Québécois.

View on ourcommons.ca View analysis

Discussion

No comments yet

See the full discussion

Comment rules

More from sitting 137

All 60 items ·
  1. Government Orders Combatting Hate Act 9 statements
  2. Government Orders Combatting Hate Act 91 statements
  3. Oral Questions The Economy 12 statements
  4. Oral Questions Democratic Institutions 4 statements
  5. Oral Questions Privacy 2 statements
  6. Oral Questions Access to Information 2 statements
  7. Oral Questions Democratic Institutions 2 statements
  8. Oral Questions National Defence 2 statements
  9. Oral Questions International Trade 2 statements
  10. Oral Questions Emergency Management 2 statements
  11. Oral Questions Housing 4 statements
  12. Oral Questions Public Safety 5 statements
  13. Oral Questions Health 2 statements
  14. Oral Questions Agriculture and Agri-Food 4 statements
  15. Oral Questions The Environment 2 statements
  16. Oral Questions Infrastructure 2 statements
  17. Oral Questions Fisheries and Oceans 2 statements
  18. Oral Questions Post-Secondary Education 3 statements
  19. Oral Questions Veterans Affairs 2 statements
  20. Oral Questions Health 2 statements
  21. Oral Questions Privacy 2 statements
  22. Oral Questions Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 2 statements
  23. Oral Questions Public Service of Canada 2 statements
  24. Oral Questions Indigenous Affairs 4 statements
  25. Oral Questions Government Accountability 2 statements
  26. Oral Questions Grocery Industry 2 statements
  27. Oral Questions Taxation 2 statements
  28. Oral Questions Canada Revenue Agency 2 statements
  29. Oral Questions Canadian Identity and Culture 2 statements
  30. Oral Questions Firearms 3 statements
  31. Oral Questions Presence in Gallery 2 statements
  32. Oral Questions Indigenous Affairs 2 statements
  33. Oral Questions Points of Order 4 statements
  34. Government Orders Combatting Hate Act 14 statements
  35. Oral Questions The Environment 2 statements
  36. Oral Questions Persons with Disabilities 2 statements
  37. Government Orders Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C-26 29 statements
  38. Oral Questions Housing 2 statements
  39. Private Members' Business National Framework on Sickle Cell Disease Act 7 statements
  40. Government Orders Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C‑26 22 statements
  41. Government Orders An Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund 56 statements
  42. Government Orders Points of Order 2 statements