https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-9/first-reading

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

Criminalizing symbols:

create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group by displaying certain symbols in a public place

(a) a symbol that is principally used by, or principally associated with, a listed entity, as defined in subsection 83.‍01(1);

What new symbols could be added???

The penalties – maximum prison terms – sound extreme. Why are they listed? Of course it depends on the type of crime.

The section on access to certain types of buildings seems to me (cemeteries etc.), contrary to the disclaimer that it is intended to only target intimidation, an intent to silence communication–to intimidate those who would like to communicate with others on serious matters.

So, as with “hate” legislation in general, the irony should be clear that the intimidation comes from the government and is directed against freedom of thought, speech and conscience. It is difficult for them to “square the circle” in a supposedly free society and that is why they have to add disclaimers about what activities they are targeting.

Overall, it seems to me that these potential additions to the hate crime sections of the Criminal Code are intended to more broadly silence dissent and imprison dissenters.

There is a section on forfeiture. I assume this refers to publications, computers, etc. I’ve heard an interpretation that “anything” could include people. Personally I don’t find this concern to be convincing but who knows:

(4) If a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), (2), (2.‍1) or (2.‍2) or section 318, anything by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed, on such conviction, may, in addition to any other punishment imposed, be ordered by the presiding provincial court judge or judge to be forfeited to His Majesty in right of the province in which that person is convicted, for disposal as the Attorney General may direct.

“Hate” is an emotion as the legislation even acknowledges. Attempting to criminalize opinions, thoughts and emotions independently of criminal actions and actual motives – is just built up for the purpose of silencing dissent against social engineering and many other abusive policies (MKUltra is just one example). All of this violates the PRINCIPLES that are explicit in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in the 1960s Canadian Bill of Rights legislation.

Hate legislation touches on “identifiable groups” that relate to supposedly sensitive–or some might say sacred–matters of culture, belief, gender roles, identity and even reproduction, i.e. family production.

I’ve commented before on hate legislation in regard to its hitching itself to the genocide law and how ironic that is. See https://canadianliberty.com/brave-new-world-policies-canada-why-the-hate-speech-genocide-laws-go-hand-in-hand-full/

Building up hate legislation has been going on for decades and it is itself an exercise in intimidation (ironically), most likely built on some level of hatred directed at the general public (ironically).

I think with current migration policy (from the UN), there is an effort to stir up civil war or racial and religious conflict in Western countries. This legislation might also be intended as a way to mop up those who get sucked into that kind of activity.