Anonymous25 days ago
Canada's House of Commons is battling over Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which would create standalone hate-crime offences, ban hate symbols, and remove longstanding legal safeguards including a religious-text defence — prompting an extraordinary cross-partisan coalition of 43+ civil society groups, labour unions, and faith leaders to demand the bill be withdrawn. The Liberal government has tabled a motion to fast-track the bill past a Conservative filibuster, setting up a dramatic Commons vote amid rising hate crimes and deepening concerns about the legislation's impact on free expression, religious freedom, and workers' rights.