Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer has suggested his party may be open to supporting a narrower version of the Liberal government’s anti-hate legislation, potentially by splitting the bill into two parts.
The House of Commons justice committee is set to meet on Feb. 11 to study Bill C-9, also known as the Combatting Hate Act, which would create new criminal offences related to intimidation and the obstruction of access to places of worship. The bill would also create a new offence of wilfully promoting hatred by publicly displaying certain symbols.
