Government officials say online hate speech would have to portray a group as “inherently violent” or “unhuman” to meet the threshold for investigation by a human-rights tribunal under a newly proposed law.
Justice officials briefed reporters Wednesday about Criminal Code provisions in the government’s new bill to tackle online harms, known as Bill C-63.
The changes have come under harsh criticism from civil liberties groups and legal experts who are voicing concerns about the potential chill on free speech.