Given free speech concerns, however, the charges require the sign-off of an attorney general before being laid. But complaints made under Section 13 were dealt with through the quasi-judicial Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, not the courts. Critics of the day — including many Liberals — argued the law was overly broad and had weak safeguards to protect speech rights. Earlier this spring, the Commons justice committee began a study into the issue of online hate speech. “The repealed section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act or any modification of the same should not be re-introduced,” they said.

Source: National Post June 18, 2019 21:56 UTC