There Is Only "Transparency"

"Shut up!" they explained:

The government’s desire to rummage through your online presence and issue edicts on your musings has merely suffered a stay, a temporary halt. Do not confuse that with any idea it has abandoned the ambition to wander where it has no business. The setback will only make the next attempt more dedicated and energetic.

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The Liberal government’s new online hate speech legislation, Bill C-36, will likely lead to “many unfair witch hunts” according to Independent MP Derek Sloan. 

Shortly before the parliamentary session ended for the summer, Liberal Justice Minister David Lametti tabled Bill C-36 in the House of Commons. 

The bill seeks to expand powers to prosecute individuals involved in “hate propaganda” or so-called “online hate” by amending the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Canadian Human Rights Act. 

The law will revive section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which was struck down by the Harper government in 2014 for infringing on the free speech rights of Canadians. The bill would give the Canadian Human Rights Commission the power to compel citizens to cease online communication or pay a monetary fine.

In an emailed statement to True North, Sloan said that he opposes the bill on several grounds.

“I do not trust the Canadian Human Rights Commission to adjudicate these claims, they are often activist leaning/left leaning,” said Sloan.

(Sidebar: some people are special, as I shall delve into later.)