Canadian legislation to combat hate crimes a threat to civil liberties

12/10/2025 17 min
Canadian legislation to combat hate crimes a threat to civil liberties

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Episode Synopsis

The federal government’s Bill C-9 would amend the Criminal Code to address hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places. But a human rights coalition says it threatens the Charter rights and civil liberties of all people in Canada, including those communities that the government wishes to protect. We speak with Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group.