Hateful speech must be punished

by David Langtry
Ottawa Citizen
November 3, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1841/hateful-speech-must-be-punished

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Two processes have rekindled public interest in the long-running debate over whether Canada's hate laws are reasonable limits on freedom of expression. In one, the Supreme Court of Canada will rule on Saskatchewan's hate laws in the case of William Whatcott, an anti-gay activist. And in Parliament, MPs will consider Bill C-304, a private member's bill that would strip the Canadian Human Rights Act of its hate-speech provisions.

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