Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani responds to questions from reporters in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 29. Virani says that to stop the Canadian Human Rights Commission from being flooded if Bill C-63 becomes law, it would be able to dismiss complaints quickly if they don’t meet the definition of hate speech. Those found to be abusing the process may also have to pay costs under safeguards in the bill, he said.
What to know about Bill C-63, Canada’s new online harms bill to protect children and prosecute hate crimes In 2013, the Harper government removed Section 13, amid fears that it could be used to stifle freedom of expression.Arif Virani said Thursday he “heard loudly and clearly” a demand for reinstating Section 13, but he said it needed to be “calibrated.”
He also expressed concern that the bill would allow the tribunal to anonymize complaints, with a lower bar than for other tribunal cases.
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