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House Hansard - 248

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)
Madam Speaker, the next petition I am tabling is in support of Bill C-257. This is a private member's bill I have put forward that would add political belief and activity to prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act. The petitioners say that it is in the best interests of Canadian democracy to have a free public exchange of ideas, to protect the political speech of those with different points of view and to protect them from the possibility of discrimination or punishment for their perspectives. The petitioners ask the House to support Bill C-257 and to defend the rights of Canadians to peacefully express their political opinions.
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Context: House Hansard - 248 - Nov/7/23
Ms. Leah Gazan
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Mr. Speaker, it is important to note that access to communications is a fundamental right that the Liberal government continues to turn a blind eye to. There are so many people across Canada who do not have access to a cellphone and do not have access to the Internet. That is something the government should be addressing. It is a human rights matter that the government is failing on, and it needs to act on that now.
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