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Topic: Canada Hate Speech law
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Farces
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posted 29 June 2006 04:21 AM
Section 319 . . . Wilful promotion of hatred (2) Every one who, by communicating statements, other than in private conversation, wilfully promotes hatred against any identifiable group is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; . . . Question: Should this law be enforced against people who advocate hatred of women as a group? I am not sure if the law can be applied in this way or not.
From: 43°41' N79°38' W | Registered: May 2006
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Pearson
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posted 07 July 2006 12:39 PM
I'm surprised gender is not one of the identifiable groups - particularly after the Marc Lepine tragedy.However, Section 13 of the Charter, gives some protections based on gender - protections that could be considered more far-reaching than the hate-crimes legislation. Of course, defining hatred, would be an arduous endeavour, given the broad range of things that some consider to be hatred.
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