A promise made, a promise broken: what is the government doing about online hate?

The federal government has a central role to play in combating online antisemitism, and legislation can be delayed no longer. Such a law should establish an independent regulator to ensure impartial decisions about what constitutes online hate.

Justice Minister Arif Virani, pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2023. At CIJA's conference on Oct. 17, 2023, he recommitted the Liberal government to introducing legislation to combat online hate, but it still has yet to be delivered, writes Richard Marceau.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RICHARD MARCEAU

January 25, 2024

A promise made. A promise broken. During the 2019 election campaign, the Liberals committed to introducing legislation to combat online hate, a promise they did not fulfill during that term. They repeated this commitment in the 2021 campaign, going as far as pledging to intr...

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