Carney’s so-called Combatting Hate Act is an attack on pro-Palestine expression

Pro-Palestine protesters routinely face specious allegations of hate that conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced Bill C-9 on Sept. 19, but much of the conduct the bill targets is already illegal, write Arash Ghiassi and Riaz Sayani.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ARASH GHIASSI, RIAZ SAYANI

October 1, 2025

We are lawyers who regularly defend protesters facing criminal charges. Our experience shows that no good will come from Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. The Carney government is giving the police enhanced tools that could be used to criminalize dissent against Israel’s ...

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