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Crackdown On Internet 'Hate' in Canada

Posted by timothy on from the more-laws-are-surely-the-answer dept.

Baldrson writes "CanWest is reporting that 'The federal government is preparing to introduce a sweeping round of legislation that would combat the "explosion" of hate sites on the Internet.' A priority of this legislation is more international enforcement under the Council of Europe's protocol on hate speech. The hate-speech legislation is tied to a bill to reduce trafficing in women and children."

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  1. Slow down... by alexo · · Score: 2, Informative


    The operative words here are "preparing to introduce". So far it is a declaration of intent by the minister, no such legislation has been introduced yet (as you can find out on the Canadian Parliament site.) Don't panic just yet.

    Meanwhile, you can check the existing legislation on "Hate propaganda".
    There is a good article explaining the issues, an overview of the applicable law, the relevant statutes and regulations of the criminal code and a recent amendment.

    Also see the Internet Content-Related Liability Study on the applicability of the existing legislation to the internet.