Canada parliament's push to criminalize hate crimes sparks human rights concerns

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Canada's House of Commons ended the debate on the Combating Hate Act on Wednesday. Several groups criticized the push on Thursday, claiming that the bill is poorly drafted and would violate the freedoms of speech and religion. Known as the Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9 would [...] The post Canada parliament's push to criminalize hate crimes sparks human rights concerns appeared first on JURIST - News.