Commentary
If you want to get some sense of what life in Canada could be like if the federal government’s new hate speech law passes, check out Finland.
There, Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor and member of Parliament, and Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, are awaiting the verdict of their third hate speech trial—all for the same issues—since 2019.
The prospect of a similar future “Bible Trial” now hangs over Canada thanks to the minority government’s apparent openness to making a deal with the Bloc Québécois to ensure the passage of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime, and access to religious or cultural places)….