Eliminating religion as a hate speech defence an idea worth exploring, says antisemitism envoy
Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she's "very interested" in exploring the idea of eliminating religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges.
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Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she's "very interested" in exploring the idea of eliminating religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges.