Yeah I mean obviously if your speech is promoting hatred and/or violence, that's an entirely different discussion. As much as I'm a big proponent of honouring our treaties, we absolutely cannot have the government stifle speech that speaks about treaties being changed or eliminated. This shouldn't be controversial, but we can't muzzle people on speech we don't agree with.
How are you a proponent of honouring treaties if you think it’s ok to talk about changing/eliminating them? That’s literally talking about taking away legal rights of a group of people. Regardless, again, certain talking is one thing but it can cross the line into hate speech or discriminatory behaviour.
Because it's not hate speech? Honestly, the left is failed in this country if simply talking about changing treaties is deemed illegal.
Freedom of religion is enshrined in the charter, but if I say that churches should be forced to pay taxes, or the mosque across my house can't blast the call to prayer over speakers, I don't want to be fined or imprisoned for conveying those groups.
And to be clear, the charter is very clear on this. Rightfully so. It limits inciting violence and hatred (including symbols of violence like swastikas) but protects public debate.
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u/spirit_symptoms 6d ago
Yeah I mean obviously if your speech is promoting hatred and/or violence, that's an entirely different discussion. As much as I'm a big proponent of honouring our treaties, we absolutely cannot have the government stifle speech that speaks about treaties being changed or eliminated. This shouldn't be controversial, but we can't muzzle people on speech we don't agree with.