Is there a double standard for hate speech in Canada?
A Canadian man has just been sentenced to 10 years for online hate speech and ties to the Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group—the first case of its kind in the country.
A Canadian man has just been sentenced to 10 years for online hate speech and ties to the Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group—the first case of its kind in the country. But is Canada’s crackdown on extremism being applied equally?
In this episode, Melanie Bennet speaks with Josh Dehaas from the Centre for Constitutional Freedoms about the blurred line between prosecuting dangerous threats and policing speech.
All of this and more on this week’s Disrupted.
Intimidating Christians entering the Basilica on Sundays and harassing Jewish seniors outside their residences, should not be allowed. I agree with you Melanie, we have laws in place already to stop this abuse. I feel the lack of civility by these Muslim protesters should not be tolerated in Canada. Shame on the Montreal police and government for allowing such mistreatment of Canadian citizens. TV Assimilation has always been part of the expectation of immigration. We need to get back to that place again.
Maturity,should be the goal of everyone. Maturity promotes democracy. Freedom is good, except if you are immature. Then you need parents, or for old children, police. Judges need to be extremely mature, like Soloman.