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2024-03-27 23:50:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E73B0A971F49BBA02D488D8F767D24FADA810FF4DEDEE39F779CD07031816CF5
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Original Note:
The post and the headline both misrepresent the law. Prayer and reading the bible are not criminalized. C-367 removes "religious belief" as a defense against a hate speech conviction. To be convicted under the law, one must have committed hate speech in the first place. https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/bill/C-367/first-reading https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/section-319.html
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