Share this Story: Liberals to introduce new hate speech bill, possibly bringing back controversial Section 13Liberals to introduce new hate speech bill, possibly bringing back controversial Section 13 Consultation included questions about reintroducing a form of a hate speech law — Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act — that was widely criticized over free speech rights Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/FileArticle content Right before the House of Commons breaks for summer, the Liberal government will introduce a new bill tackling hate speech, which could bring back a controversial law under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Try refreshing your browser, or Liberals to introduce new hate speech bill, possibly bringing back controversial Section 13 Back to video One possibility is that Lametti’s bill could leave out online regulation and focus only on changes to hate speech law the government consulted on last year — though if that includes bringing back a civil remedy for hate speech, the bill still stands to garner much opposition. That consultation included questions about reintroducing a form of a hate speech law — Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act — that was widely criticized over free speech rights before it was repealed in 2013. Zwibel said when it comes to defining hate speech, “there’s a lot that remains subjective and potentially vague in the definition. The same would go for Lametti’s hate speech bill, which is set to be introduced on the last scheduled sitting day before Parliament breaks for summer.

Source: National Post June 22, 2021 22:52 UTC