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EPISODE · Oct 11, 2025 · 31 MIN

The Sounds of Silence: How Bill C9 Is Criminalizing Free Speech in Canada | Constitutional Crisis Alert

from Grey Matter · host Leighton Grey K.C.

🇨🇦 In this critical analysis, we examine Bill C9, Canada’s controversial “Combating Hate Act” and its implications for freedom of expression. This commentary exposes how this legislation: • Removes ministerial approval requirements for hate speech prosecutions • Creates new offenses for “willful promotion of hatred” with dangerously vague definitions • Establishes standalone hate crime categories that effectively criminalize thought • Mirrors concerning trends already seen in the UK, where thousands have been arrested for online speech As Western democracies increasingly restrict free expression in the name of protecting feelings, what happens when disagreement becomes criminalized? Join us for this important discussion about preserving liberty in an age of censorship. #FreeSpeech #BillC9 #CanadianRights #CivilLiberties #FreedomOfExpression #CanadianPolitics #ConstitutionalRights

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