As much as the Liberals want everyone to believe that their proposed online harms act is focused almost exclusively on protecting children from predators, and that, as Justice Minister Arif Virani said, “It does not undermine freedom of speech,” that simply isn’t true. While the legislation, tabled Monday, could have been much worse — it mercifully avoids regulating “misinformation” — it opens up new avenues to censor political speech.
Of all the people available to comment The Star asked that crank Bernie Farber about Trudy’s new Hate Speech law
Online hate speech must not become political ‘yo-yo,’ anti-hate expert warns
OTTAWA – The former chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network is warning parliamentarians against turning a newly reintroduced section of the Canadian Human Rights Act into a game of political “yo-yo.”
Bernie Farber, a founding member of the advocacy group, said he welcomes the Liberal government’s effort to classify the dissemination of hate speech online as a form of discrimination.
The former Conservative government of Stephen Harper repealed that provision in 2013 out of concern it constituted a violation of free speech rights.
The asshole is retiring apparently.
