The Canadian government has proposed legislation (Bill C-36) where people can be taken to court and penalized if they’re suspected of being ABOUT TO post something hateful online.
A proposed bill would penalize Canadians if they are simply suspected of intending to post “hate speech” online. In other words, the bill would allow courts to punish Canadians for things they hadn’t even done yet – or might not even do. The bill was noticed by a tech insider who also pointed out the bill’s “fuzzy and circular definition” of “hate speech.”
In fact, Canadian media outlets first reported on the bill last June, but the bill is not under further scrutiny after the Canadian government’s heavy-handed response to the recent Ottawa trucker protest.
The Global News of Canada reported that Bill C-36 would “allow a person to appear before a provincial court” if the person “fears” (as in suspects) that another will commit a “hate” offense, which includes speech online.
Critics of the bill said it would infringe on free speech. “This bill will not target hate speech — just ensure bureaucrats in Ottawa are bogged down with frivolous complaints about tweets,” Conservative Shadow Minister for Justice Rob Moore said. “The Trudeau Liberals are empowering a bureaucracy to subjectively restrict the rights of Canadians.”
The Bill which is likely to get the go-ahead shortly, is not the only Orwellian-style law being proposed in Western countries. A similar Bill is currently being pushed through Scotland's parliament. Other western leaders are watching, very closely, how the public react to these Bills with many having drafts of their own version of it ready to go.
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