The Hill Times: They said C-9 “fails to meet the required democratic balance and risks serious infringements on fundamental freedoms protected under both the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law.”
“We urge you to reconsider your approach, while keeping in mind that criminal law is not the solution to every social issue,” the letter reads. “Instead of addressing the structural roots of racism and hatred, including antisemitism and Islamophobia, Bill C-9 perpetuates a punitive model that invariably ends up being weaponized against the very communities it claims to protect…