Justice minister breaks silence on deal with Bloc to remove religious exemption in hate speech laws

OTTAWA — After a week of controversy, Justice Minister Sean Fraser broke his silence Monday about his government’s floundering deal with the Bloc Québécois to remove the religious exemption for certain hate speech in exchange for passing bill C-9.
  On Monday, the Bloc Québécois fired a barrage at the minister during question period, accusing Fraser of reneging on the deal he had brought to the Bloc in order to pass the bill targeting hate and terror