OTTAWA — After a week of controversy, Justice Minister Sean Fraser broke his silence Monday about his government’s floundering deal with the Bloc Québécois to remove the religious exemption for certain hate speech in exchange for passing bill C-9.

On Monday, the Bloc Québécois fired a barrage at the minister during question period, accusing Fraser of reneging on the deal he had brought to the Bloc in order to pass the bill targeting hate and terror symbols.

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In response, Fraser did not deny he had made a deal with the Bloc as he argued that the minority Liberals would need to work with other parties to get the contentions legislation through.

But he was mum on the state of that deal, which the Bloc said is on its deathbed after the Liberals twice cancelled or suspende

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