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Jun 8, 2026
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Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem
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Canada needs more than an age restriction to protect its most vulnerable residents from online violence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Canada’s federal government is shelving online hate speech protections. Here’s why that’s a problem
Published: June 8, 2026 11.38am EDT Updated: June 8, 2026 4.58pm EDT
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Canada’s federal government says it has no intention of re-establishing Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, the provision that, until 2014, addressed hate speech on internet platforms.
Section 13 prohibited online communications that were “likely to expos…
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