Are Hate Speech Provisions Anti-democratic?: An International Perspective
Robin Edger · bepress Legal Repository · 2010
The various Commissions are governed by their respective provincial and federal "Human Rights Acts," which prohibit discrimination based on race, gender, or other enumerated traits.5 This prohibition applies situationally to discrimination in housing, employment, and other settings.6 These Acts are intended to recognize the right to equality, 1. See Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.H-6 § § 2-4, 13 (establishing a civil remedy for the communication of hate messages); Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c.C-46 § 319 (Can.)(criminalizing communications that incite