Feds Target Online Content That ‘Foments Hatred’ in New Bill, Seek Steep Penalties

Published on February 26, 2024

The Liberal government today is tabling its new bill seeking to address the issues of “online harms” and it goes beyond protecting children by targeting other categories of content. The bill seeks to add a new form of hate crime to the Criminal Code, punishable up to life in jail, and victims of online “hate speech” could be compensated up to $20,000. Preliminary details of the Liberal government’s latest piece of internet legislation were released in a technical briefing from Heritage Canada and the Justice Department on Feb. 26. It says that Bill C-63 identifies seven different categories of harmful content online....

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