Our much\u002Dvaunted \u0027hate speech\u0027 laws are much scarier in theory than in practice
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Thirdly: There is certainly a fundamental philosophical difference between the way the Canadian and U.S. constitutions deal with basic freedoms. The American First Amendment forbids governments from violating them, while the Section One of the Canadian Charter makes clear that any freedom can be abridged if the government can make a reasonable case for the greater good.
As for “hate,” McLachlin observed, “provided hate propaganda laws are tightly enough drafted, they pass muster under the Canadian Charter. In the United States, by contrast, little short of incitement to violence can be legally limited.”
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