Marie Woolf Ottawa Published 2 minutes ago

Minister of Justice Sean Fraser announces details on a new anti-hate bill on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

A new anti-hate bill would make it a crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to obstruct someone from accessing a place of worship or other sites where Jews, Muslims and other identifiable groups gather, Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced on Friday.

The Combatting Hate bill would also criminalize the promotion of hatred against religious or ethnic groups, as well as the LGBTQ community, by publicly displaying terror or hate symbols, including the swastika and symbol of the Nazi SS.

Published on Friday, the bi

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