On June 6, D day, the conservatives government in Ottawa, moved to destroy the right to be protected from hate speech and they are proud of their action. What next? Many bloggers have said, I among them, that Harper will destroy the social contract between the government and our citizens, by using back benchers to do his work. There are calls from conservative back benchers to bring back capital punishment, the government has reopened the debate on abortion, with a move to outlaw it. Backbenchers are calling for Canada to leave the United Nations and now they are moving to dismantle the Human Rights Act, one section at a time. There is little if no outrage, and that fact is depressing
OTTAWA — The Conservative government voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech over the telephone or Internet.
In a vote of 153 to 136, the majority Harper government supported a private member's bill from Alberta Conservative MP Brian Storseth that would scrap Section 13 of the human rights code, which deals with complaints regarding "the communication of hate messages by telephone or on the Internet."
Storseth argues the current human-rights code fails to protect freedom of speech, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and believes Canadians are better off if the government repeals sections 13 and 54 — the latter section dealing with associated penalties.
"At every stage, the Conservative caucus has voted for it," Storseth, a backbencher, said Wednesday in an interview before the vote on third and final reading in the House of Commons.
"I'm looking forward to continuing to have Conservative caucus support."
Senior cabinet ministers supported the bill and the results of the vote generated loud applause from Conservative MPs
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OTTAWA — The Conservative government voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech over the telephone or Internet.
In a vote of 153 to 136, the majority Harper government supported a private member's bill from Alberta Conservative MP Brian Storseth that would scrap Section 13 of the human rights code, which deals with complaints regarding "the communication of hate messages by telephone or on the Internet."
Storseth argues the current human-rights code fails to protect freedom of speech, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and believes Canadians are better off if the government repeals sections 13 and 54 — the latter section dealing with associated penalties.
"At every stage, the Conservative caucus has voted for it," Storseth, a backbencher, said Wednesday in an interview before the vote on third and final reading in the House of Commons.
"I'm looking forward to continuing to have Conservative caucus support."
Senior cabinet ministers supported the bill and the results of the vote generated loud applause from Conservative MPs
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