RCMP have confirmed they continue to investigate possible hate speech charges stemming from Boushie's death, and that some of those files have now reached the desk of Saskatchewan Crown prosecutors. RCMP have been investigating the posts for possible criminal hate speech charges. Boushie family lawyer Chris Murphy said it shouldn't take seven months and counting for RCMP and the Crown to determine whether online posts in the Boushie case constitute hate speech. (Steve Pasqualotto/CBC)"​One way or the other, you don't need seven months to determine whether they constitute hate speech, right?" In an email, RCMP said hate speech laws "must also be balanced with the constitutional right to free speech.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2017 11:30 UTC