Mr. Speaker, we have a number of examples where preachers called for the death of Jews and Christians and got away with it without facing prosecution.
The same thing happened with Adil Charkaoui in 2024. The director of criminal and penal prosecutions was unable to prosecute him, claiming insufficient evidence under the Criminal Code. Even the vice-president of the Quebec branch of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said that this decision pointed to gaps in the current Canadian legal framework, and that is what the current bill will fix.
I think the bill before us will not prohibit reading biblical passages, but it will prohibit using them to make death threats or promote hatred.