Senate Expands List of Prohibited Symbols in Hate Crime Bill to Include Noose, Bill Headed Back to Commons
The Senate has amended the government’s hate crime bill to include the noose as a prohibited symbol during its review of the legislation. The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, completed third reading in the Senate on June 4, typically the last step in Parliament before a piece of legislation receives royal assent and becomes law. With senators making an amendment to the bill, it must now be sent back to the House of Commons, where the Liberal majority government will be able to make a final decision. The amendment was brought forward by Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard, who said she was once told to “go back to Africa” by young men passing by in a pick-up truck with a noose hanging from the back.
Senate Expands List of Prohibited Symbols in Hate Crime Bill to Include Noose, Bill Headed Back to Commons The Senate has amended the Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, to include the noose as a prohibited symbol. After completing third reading in the Senate, the bill must now return to the House of Commons for a final decision. This amendment was proposed by Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard.
- The Senate amended the government’s hate crime bill, Bill C-9, to include the noose as a prohibited symbol.
- The bill completed its third reading in the Senate on June 4.
- As an amendment was made, the bill must now be sent back to the House of Commons.
- Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard introduced the amendment, sharing a personal experience involving a noose.
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