Peter Menzies: Scotland’s Draconian Hate Speech Laws Can Serve as Canada’s Canary in the Coal Mine

Published on April 9, 2024

Commentary If you want a preview of the sort of chaos Canada’s Online Harms Act could lead to, you need look no further than the land of my ancestors—Scotland. There, we continue to see insane policies from this once-sensible country. The previous leader of the ruling Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, made the right of transgender inmates to serve their time in women’s prisons her hill to die on and that was the end of her leadership, although she remains a member of the Scottish Parliament. Now, Scots are in thrall to a leader following the same woke agenda, First Minister Humza Yousaf....