Progress in Canada.

Bill C-63, the online harms bill, was introduced last month and would usher in measures to combat hate online, allowing people to complain to Canada’s Human Rights Commission about hateful posts.

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A clause in the bill would allow a judge to impose a peace bond with restrictions on liberty, including house arrest and an electronic tag, on someone “feared” to be about to post hate propaganda online or carry out a hate crime, even if they have not yet done so.

The new power, which would require the approval of both the attorney-general and a judge, could be used to restrain someone deemed to pose a threat. The restrictions could apply for up to a year - two years if the person subject to the peace bond has a previous conviction for hate propaganda or a hate crime.

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