Conservatives are reacting negatively to the Liberals reportedly agreeing to a Bloc Québécois demand to remove the religious defence around hate speech in the Criminal Code to secure support for its Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
Media reports indicate the Liberals and the Bloc are poised to pass the related amendments as the House of Commons justice committee is currently undertaking its review of Bill C-9. The votes on the amendments could take place in committee on Dec. 2.
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said before the committee meeting that his party “seems to have succeeded in imposing this essential reform.”…