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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
This is a very dangerous motion. Freedom of speech must be unconditional. If people say that someone stole from someone, for example, they could be sued for libel and damages; it's their responsibility to be careful about what they say. But legislating what's offensive or insulting is a proven road to hell. "History will teach us nothing", unfortunately, because Canada has already adopted arguably unconstitutional hate speech laws (Sections 318, 319, and 320 of the Criminal Code) and that was just a beginning. I believe this motion will have traction and, even if it doesn't pass as proposed at first, will likely come back and be approved in a more generalized (thus; even more dangerous) way.
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How does this Motion do any of the above?
The issue is in the criminal code provisions not in a non binding symbolic motion.