Justice committee  Look, the question you raise is obviously the biggest question, because they're becoming bigger and the landscape is changing. They're essentially running countries now. There isn't a simple answer. Obviously, I've suggested penalizing them and imposing fines and sanctions, etc

Justice committee  I think I did cite that section.

Justice committee  Sorry; I have to refer to my notes. No, sorry.

Justice committee  Fair enough, and that's why I cited these provisions in the Criminal Code in general. It's because there really are tools in the Criminal Code. The problem is they are not being effectively utilized by the legal system and police services. When section 13 was there, we were able

Justice committee  The framework of section 13 essentially addressed old digital formats of communication. To my recollection, it did not address modern-day issues that we're dealing with, so that needs to be updated and essentially updated to websites and social networking sites, and anything else

Justice committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for having us here today and for actually doing this. This is very important work that you're all doing. I'd like to begin my statement by first telling you a little bit about our institution. We're an international human rights organ

Public Safety committee  I think I'd have to understand it better. I'm not a lawyer. I'm an activist. My concern of course is that legitimate organizations should protest. I am concerned about some organizations, which is why I mentioned the specific rally that I did, perhaps spewing hate toward others

Public Safety committee  I'm encouraging more. I think the bill has to be a little stronger in that regard, because I am concerned that some hate propaganda will be overlooked. For example, I was unhappy when section 13 on hate on the Internet and digital hate was struck down. I'm happy to see though t

Public Safety committee  Yes, I'd be happy to. I skipped this because I ran out of time. I can do it by reading you a quotation, if you would allow it. I'll read you a paragraph that I left out of my statement and I'll explain to you what happened, in response to your question. It goes like this. Ant

Public Safety committee  Okay.

Public Safety committee  In terms of providing additional tools, I'm fully supportive. I've worked with the police quite extensively and know them very well. We continually talk about hate crime and hate crime legislation, and try to press charges for various hate speech incidences. I mentioned Al-Quds D

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I'll be speaking for about eight minutes and then we can do some Q and A, if you'd like. Good evening, everyone, and thank you for providing me with this opportunity to speak here today. My name is Avi Benlolo, and I'm the president and CEO of the Friends of Simon W