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The bill introduces amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code to address online hate speech and hate crimes. It defines hate speech, improves complaints process, and provides remedies for victims and accountability for perpetrators.
23 cze 2021 · The bill aims to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act to better protect Canadians from hate speech and hate crimes online and offline. It also proposes a regulatory framework to hold social media platforms accountable for harmful content.
Hate speech laws in Canada include provisions in the federal Criminal Code, as well as statutory provisions relating to hate publications in three provinces and one territory. The Criminal Code creates criminal offences with respect to different aspects of hate propaganda, although without defining the term "hatred".
Hate Crime is an act against a person, group of people or property that is motivated by hate, prejudice or bias based on race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin, language, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability or sexual orientation. It is covered by three sections of the Criminal Code, including: Section 318, which deals with ...
8 wrz 2021 · Bill C‑36 amends the Criminal Code 2 (the Code), the Canadian Human Rights Act 3 (CHRA) and the Youth Criminal Justice Act 4 (YCJA) to create new legislative options that address hate promotion and protect people from hate crimes.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create a recognizance to keep the peace relating to hate propaganda and hate crime and to define “hatred” for the purposes of two hate propaganda offences.
3 paź 2024 · Canada's Action Plan on Combatting Hate (the Action Plan) lays the foundation for the Government of Canada’s robust response to the growing threat of hate. It lays out a vision that addresses emerging and evolving manifestations of hate experienced by individuals and communities in Canada.
