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Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled new legislation Friday introducing four Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols. The full text of the bill won’t be available until later today. If passed, the legislation would target symbols used …
Read More »Quebec will invest in protecting French. Critics say the province is policing the private sphere
As Quebec says it will “go on the offensive” to protect French, announcing a whopping $600 million over five years on Sunday, some critics say the data the government is using lacks some nuance and that the province is “policing the private sphere.” At a press conference, Quebec French Language …
Read More »Ontario not effectively protecting boreal caribou habitat: federal minister
Ontario is failing to effectively protect some of the critical habitat for boreal caribou, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned in a letter to the province obtained by The Canadian Press. Ontario Environment Minister David Piccini is announcing Wednesday that the province will spend $29 million over four years to …
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