Sadly, this is the kind of legislation that our rogue Canadian government is attempting to push through. The Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63 increases the potential penalties from five years to life imprisonment on those who post views deemed supportive of genocide. It also increases the penalty for the willful promotion of hatred (a dangerously ill-defined crime) from two years to five years.
Sadly, this is the kind of legislation that our rogue Canadian government is attempting to push through. The Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63 increases the potential penalties from five years to life imprisonment on those who post views deemed supportive of genocide. It also increases the penalty for the willful promotion of hatred (a dangerously ill-defined crime) from two years to five years.