Hate Propaganda And The Criminal Code Of Canada

In Canada, freedom of speech is generally protected under Section 2 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Criminal Code of Canada, however, limits these freedoms and provides for several forms of punishable hate speech. The form of punishable hate speech considered to encompass fighting words is identified in Section 319:

One of the most misinterpreted aspects of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the freedom of expression. Group organizations have misused this much too often. In the past, many extremist groups have misused this right to protect themselves. A great example is the Westboro Baptist Church. This church is one of the many groups across North America that uses the Charter to protect themselves. The Charter protects them even though their actions and messages are harmful and not beneficial to society. If the Charter was to recognize these groups as dangerous, they wouldn’t have the chance to misuse these freedoms. Also, the fact that if a Canadian citizen were to use the excuse of the freedom of expression to defend their actions, they wouldn’t

<br>As hate crimes have risen in number during the past five years; many state governments have attempted to prevent such crimes by passing laws called bias laws. These laws make a crime that is motivated by hatred based on the victim's race, religion, ethnic background, or sexual orientation a more serious crime than such an act would ordinarily be. Many people believe that these laws violate the criminal's freedom of speech. Many hate group members say that freedom of speech is the right to say or write or publish one's

Canada adopted multiculturalism as an official policy, which allows the value and dignity of all Canadians, regardless of their racial origins, language or religious affiliations. Plus the status of two official languages, French and English. Canada promotes multiculturalism by encouraging Canadians to participate in all aspects of life. Regardless of their background, anyone can participate in social, cultural, economic, and political affairs. Everyone is equal to one another. Everyone has the right to be heard. These rights are provided to us through our Canadian constitution and our charter of rights and freedoms. Some people come to Canada and have a history of hate towards an ethnic group. Promoting hatred is not permitted in Canada. You have the right to have your own ethnicity in Canada but you must also respect others right to do the same. Canada has experienced racial and ethnic tensions. But the majority of Canadians are fair minded. We will accept and respect them that will accept and respect us. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the freedom of religious expression. For those who are new comers to Canada, you may contribute to this country’s diversity. But you need to be prepared to live in a

ARTICLE 2: Another concern that’s being addressed is one of many that we face in Canada whether at work, school, family, or in the political sphere, Racial Discrimination. “Hate Lives in Canada Too” article by Sarah beech, discusses hate-speech and hate-based attacks in Canada being

In the article, Greenwald focuses on trying to make an argument for why free speech should be protected, even if that speech it hateful. Greenwald argues this point mainly by showing a collage of examples where hate speech infringed upon the rights of left-wing proponents. Some of these examples include when, in 2015, France convicted 12 activists supporting the "boycott of Israel" by wearing t-shirts reading "Long live Palestine, boycott Israel", while others have been convicted for adorning vegetables with boycott stickers. Some other instances he brings up of conviction for hate speech include a distraught Muslim teenager lashing out on Facebook at the British troops who died in Afghanistan after having killed innocent Afghans, a devout atheist who put up anti-religion fliers "in a religious room of the Liverpool airport", and a liberal partisan who held up a sign reading "get lost, jerk" directed at the former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Within these examples the only appeals he tends to make are towards logos with a bit of pathos in some of the wording. Towards

Islam is expanding. It is currently the fastest growing religion in the world, and with the refugee crisis in Europe and North America, the Islamification of the West is inevitable if we do not oppose it; and it seems like our government does not oppose it. In today’s society, people are taught to tolerate a religion that poses a great threat to Western values, and when people demonstrate their fear of losing these values, they are branded as bigots and something with the suffix “phobe” attached to it. Recently, a motion has been passed in Canadian parliament (M-103) which seeks to criminalize any speech against Islam, essentially handing power and authority over to an ideology that poses a great threat to our democratic values. The motion states its purpose to be eliminating Canada from “Islamophobia”, but it does not define what Islamophobia is; it is basically an attack on free speech from the left, as it takes away our right to criticise the radical aspects of Islam, even with reasonable, mature, and highly intellectualized arguments. The liberals are always pushing an agenda that enforces tolerance towards all peoples and ideologies, even when said ideologies are not tolerant of them. They brand people as intolerable bigots for objecting to ideologies and beliefs that do not coincide with the culture and environment they are raised in, and those that conflict with modern day Western values (women’s rights, gay rights, etc.). So, what if Islamophobia is justified? What if our rejection of Islam is not because of racism, but rather a result of our fear of losing the world that gives us freedom and democracy? What is not realized by most people in the west, specifically those who support open borders and acceptance of Islam and Sharia law, is the fact that Islam is the complete opposite of the ideal Western society. It does not take long for one to realize, given extensive research of the Quran, statistics, and current events, that Islam, within its fundamental state serves its purpose as a conquering entity that seeks to expand as far as it can by any

The article, “How Ottawa’s New Terrorism Act Could Chill Free Speech” by Kent Roach and Craig Forcese is briefly about how the new terrorism law restricts people from free speech. The authors of this article believe that this law, also known as Bill C-51 is panoptic and that it accuses even those who have no intention to promote acts of violence. In addition, they consider that this recently passed act condemns constitutionally legal speeches by providing a hypothetical example of a foreign affairs newspaper columnist who expresses her views on the Ukrainian crisis. The journalist ideates that the Canadian government should support Ukrainian rebellions who are intending

The legislation is needed to protect groups of victims commonly affected by hate crimes. Also, the legislation is also a public awareness effort to show that there is something being done about this issue. However, public awareness is also shed on the vulnerable groups that these crimes often affect. Some opponents of hate crime legislation argue that it violates the freedom of speech. Congress has decided that hate crime legislations would in no way limit freedom of speech. Unfortunately, preaching hatred against a particular group have always been protected forms of

In the past couple of decades till now, there have been countless numbers of hate speech cases on college campuses across the country. Due to hate speech taking on many forms such as written, spoken, and symbolic, the number of incidents have skyrocketed. While many colleges have attempted to regulate hate speech on campus, other colleges have found that they have limited too much speech and that their regulations are starting to go against the first amendment. Three incidents of hate speech on college campuses in the years 1993-1995 occurred in the college campuses of Penn, UCR, and Caltech respectively.

The Canadian government takes the responsibility of providing a fair and just system into society. The Charter summarizes every critical right and freedom a Canadian beholds, which includes, Legal, Mobility, Equality, and Democratic Rights, also Freedoms of Association, Conscience and Religion, Peaceful Assembly, and Thoughts Expression Speech Media, are all part of how governance by the federal government creates order in our society. If a rule or law infringes on the individual fundamental freedoms or rights, it could be challenged and hopefully be justified.For instance, in the case of the communication barrier, the government neglected the needs of interpreters for deaf people and refused to pay for them. The British Columbia government infringed on the equality right of deaf people by refusing to provide interpreters for people with communication disabilities, claiming it would be a waste of taxpayers money. Robin Eldridge, (deaf person)needed interpreters for a doctor's appointment and Linda Warren had her first born child taken from her without consult or explanation. The Warrens and Robin Eldridge challenged the ruling due to their belief of a violation for section 15, equality rights.

Ernesto Aguilar and Melissa Chiprin’s article “Criminalization of Culture and the Rise of Dissent” examines the U.S. justice system’s use of discriminatory treatment towards African American citizens in order to maintain social order (41). The state oppresses minority races through the use of racism and criminal injustice (42). Furthermore, the majority of the population has limited knowledge on the history of enslavement; thus, they are unaware of past events that have led to an increase in the number of incarcerated African Americans (43). The present U.S. criminal justice system is a reflection of European colonialism and imperialism (44). Moreover, the article illustrates the immense amount of racism that exists within current American

Hate speech is rhetoric which attacks an individual or group on the basis of characteristics such as race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. The impact has taken a social and psychological

Generally, hate crime is an action or vocalization against a specific group or individual. There are four main types of hate crime are outlined in the Criminal Code of Canada, Sections 318-320 which state: Advocating Genocide, Publicly Inciting Hatred,

During the Holocaust there were many systems to implement the Holocaust. Some of these systems included use of propaganda, creating laws to strip people of their rights, people into Ghettos, and the use of technology to increase the efficiency of genocide. Laws that were stripping peoples right was probably the most important one.