Wolverine... wait in Canada it's Caribou
just remember Justin...
Posted on 03/12/2024 10:18:44 PM PDT by Angelino97
The Canadian government is proposing a bill that would raise the maximum punishment for online hate speech from five years to a life sentence.
The proposal forms part of the latest Online Harms Bill, put forward by Justin Trudeau's left-wing government, which seeks to its assert control over online discourse:
The National Post reports:
"Bill C-63 aims to force social-media, user-uploaded adult content and live-streaming services to reduce exposure to online content deemed harmful, to strengthen the reporting of child pornography and to better address hate propaganda and provide recourse to victims of hate online.
"It also amends the Criminal Code to create a new standalone hate crime offence that would allow penalties up to life imprisonment to deter hateful conduct, as well as raise the maximum punishments for hate propaganda offences from five years to life imprisonment for advocating genocide."
Some of those provisions, including a clampdown on child pornography and other adult content, are obviously noble causes. Yet it is the definition of what the government calls "hate propaganda" that should cause all conservatives concern.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Meanwhile, the idea of Conservatives funding, staffing, managing and maintaining our own social media sites seems like. The Impossible Dream. Some do exist, but they are as scarce as Hens teeth and constantly under tech attacks by the libs. Similar to the country of Israel being surrounded by enemies.
Corollary:
Hate sounds like truth
to those who truly hate.
Well as I’ve commented before, devil’s in the details of this proposed legislation which may not even get passed by parliament before an election, and then would face further obstacles in Senate and courts.
I am not getting the impression that “life sentences” would be handed out for the sort of speech being discussed here, it would be a possible sentence for more like incitements to kill Jews (or any identifiable group) and that sort of thing, but as always we remain vigilant and very concerned about details knowing track record and associations of some Liberals (not necessarily all).
You can read this story and think, if I lived in Canada and posted my usual stuff on line there, I would be going to jail for life. I don’t think so, but as I say, vigilance required. Also an election, which may solve the problem too.
This legislation is proposed but not passed into law, and I know for a fact there will be strong opposition to various parts of it coming from both political opponents and legal groups including some of a leftist variety.
Trudeau’s political career is probably nearing its end anyway, this may be a sort of desperation move designed to unite a party that is increasingly fractious. I am 99% certain this would be tossed by the Supreme Court in Canada, based on past decisions; they have tossed much tamer legislation than this over past decades.
X under Elon Musk is a lone outpost in social media where conservatives can debate leftists without getting banned.
Yes,
That’s what it will come down to.
Yeah right, it’s Canada. They’re going to crack down on the genocidal “From the river to the sea” slogan. /s
Lesson.
The left always starts with the least defendable positions and then moves in.
Agreed, and with a similar complete lack of reasoned logic.
Canada is our fascist neighbor to the north.
The left wants a totalitarian state with them holding the whip. Hate Speech is a matter of opinion.
Whoever controls speech, controls thought. Whoever controls thought, controls the people!
“It didn’t take long for Canada to go from “mostly harmless” to Cuba jr.”
Well rumor is Trudope is Castro’s kid, so it makes sense. He can take a DNA test and prove a lot of people wrong.
“Canada is our fascist neighbor to the north”
We might have to seal the boarder. Only semi /s. We have plenty of wood, don’t need there oil or food. Tough $hit for Ford or other USA companies doing business up there.It really could be done IMO. There aren’t enough Fascists in the world to take up the slack for Canada to export to.
I forgot I was reading about Canada, & assumed you were talking about Raskin.
Wow.
Tyrants and demagogues of yesteryear are salivating over their missed opportunities because they didn’t have the technology we do.
Most certain to not be.
And remember - THEY define what is “hate speech”
Closer to home.......The City of College Park, Maryland, hired a “racial equity” leader to spearhead its mission to eliminate systemic racism in its departments who has made statements defending violence and promoting the idea of a revolution against the United States.
Kayla Aliese Carter supports “Black liberation” through revolutionary means and said she is working with some activists to plan “how we will eat and live and grow after we burn it all down.”
She was hired in 2022 to be a “Racial Equity Officer” under Muslim Mayor Fazlul Kabir from Bangladesh.
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