Senate Rejects Amendments to Bill C-9 Criminalizing Residential School Denialism A majority of senators rejected an amendment to Bill C-9 that proposed criminalizing “denialism” of the Indian residential school system. The amendment, which would have applied to public statements, was voted down with 41 senators against and 32 in favor. The government representative cited “online backlash” as a reason for opposing the amendment.

• A majority of senators rejected an amendment to Bill C-9.
• The amendment aimed to criminalize “denialism” of the Indian residential school system.
• 41 senators voted against the amendment, 32 voted in favor, and two abstained.
• The government representative cited “online backlash” as a reason for voting against it.
• The proposed offense would have applied to public statements, excluding private conversations.