>“Hate speech directly contradicts the values underlying freedom of expression and our Charter of Rights,” Lametti said. “It threatens the safety and well-being of its targets. It silences and intimidates, especially when the target is a vulnerable person or community. When hate speech spreads, its victims lose their freedom to participate in civil society online.”
Just want to note the extraordinary audacity of this statement: reversing the adversely affected parties, while posturing as an affirmation of the very values it is attempting to undermine.
It is an audaciously wrongheaded statement. It puts a veneer of concern for the oppressed and their rights over a violation of the rights of those this law intends to oppress.
Just want to note the extraordinary audacity of this statement: reversing the adversely affected parties, while posturing as an affirmation of the very values it is attempting to undermine.