The federal government has just introduced an initiative to make “condoning, denying or downplaying the Holocaust” a criminal offence. This is a very bad idea. Denying that the Holocaust ever happened is despicable. But if it is meant to bring hatred upon Jews, that is covered in the already-existing Criminal Code provisions. And non-criminal sanctions exist in all human rights laws.
As hate crimes against Canadian Jews soar, the respected human rights advocate will work closely with government and community groups to stem bigotry, including on social media