Crime

Bloc says Liberals ‘fear backlash’ from removing religious exemptions in hate speech law Committee chair says meeting cancelled because 'emotions were running high'

(CBC) The Bloc Québécois leader is promising political consequences if the Liberals back down from accepting his party’s controversial amendment that would remove a religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code. Speaking to reporters Thursday on Parliament Hill, Yves-François Blanchet […]