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House Hansard - 330

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 12, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 330 - Jun/12/24
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
  • Jun/12/24 3:03:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Allah, take care of these Zionist aggressors. Allah, take care of the enemies of the people of Gaza. Allah, identify them all, then exterminate them. And don't spare any of them. That is what Adil Charkaoui said in Montreal on October 28, 2023. He did not suffer any consequences because, in Canada, the law allows a person to ask for the extermination of an entire people under the cover of religion. The RCMP is calling for the modernization of the Criminal Code so that it will be better equipped to deal with hate crimes. The Bloc Québécois is proposing that this religious exemption be repealed. Will the minister support us?
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Context: House Hansard - 330 - Jun/12/24
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
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Mr. Speaker, the government tells us that Canada is secular, but that is not true. The religious exemption is the opposite of secularism. It allows for the commission of a crime that would otherwise be punishable under the law. Hate speech incites violence. Is it normal to be able to hide behind a god? Should the Criminal Code include religious exemptions, as in the current case, that justify calling for the extermination of people in the form of a prayer? We know that is preposterous. The RCMP knows it. The government knows it. Will the government vote in favour of the Bloc Québécois's bill and abolish the religious exemption?
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