Mr. Speaker, we are currently witnessing a spike in hateful acts and hate speech. Promoting hate is a criminal offence.
The first groups targeted by hate speech and hateful acts are members of the Jewish faith followed by members of the Muslim faith.
In October 2024, preacher Adil Charkaoui called for the death of Jews in a prayer he gave at a protest. Under the Criminal Code, this constitutes the offence of promoting hatred.
Why should we allow the religious exemption to be used as an excuse for promoting hatred? Why not ban it in all its forms?