Canada Proposes Life Sentences for Those Found Guilty of Online 'Hate Speech'

Red State ^ | February 27, 2024 | Ben Kew

[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.

[plain talk]

I use social media to keep in touch with friends and family since they are all over the world.

But I gave up doing politics on social media long ago. I do salute your efforts and appreciate what you are doing on the front lines of social media.

[Angelino97]

X is not controlled, so it and Musk will be destroyed.

I don't use any social media platform, but I hear that Gab and Telegram are like X, but freer.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Canada is lost

[DoughtyOne]

I believe TikTok came from China.

Not sure if that’s true or not, but there has been some
talk about it.

If you have some insights, wouldn’t mind hearing them.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. Some may see it as a wasted effort, but I have
always thought that there are folks wondering what to do,
and folks who agreed with us. Both need to hear that
there are folks out here who either agree with them or
support one of the policies they are contemplating buying
into.

We shore up our own ranks, and hold out a hand to others
who may see reason in our logic. One person who buys
into our belief system, can be worth a lot more in the
long run.

It is stressful. I can understand folks dropping out of
the debate at some point. I may have to. We’ll see.

[Hiddigeigei]

"islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist."
True, but better not say that in Canada. We have some Canadian Freepers whom would be interesting to hear from on the subject of Canadian "hate speech" law, but most seem primarily or exclusively interested in Ukraine.

[Scrambler Bob]

OK, what will “Canuck” get you?

[DoughtyOne]

I think it’s clear that whatever is going in Canada is fast tracked here.

It’s only a matter of time. The same international groups are pushing.

[mware]

Rod Serling’s, The Obsolete Man comes to mind