Government tables legislation targeting hate symbols, protecting places of worship

Government tables legislation targeting hate symbols, protecting places of worship

Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled new legislation Friday introducing four Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols.If passed, the Combatting Hate Act would target symbols used during the Holocaust,

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