Private Member’s Bill C-367: Removing Religious Protections For Antisemitic Expression
A Private Member’s Bill is getting renewed expression for the potential impact it may have. Bill C-367 would remove “belief based on a religious text” as a defence to certain criminal charges. The text of the Bill would remove both sections 319(3)(b) and 319(3.1)(b) from the Criminal Code of Canada. Those provisions provide legal defences …