Liberals support Bloc move to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws

OTTAWA — After a week of delays and uncertainty, the Liberals approved a Bloc Québécois ask to remove religious exemptions from Canada’s hate-speech laws in exchange for support to help pass the government’s bill targeting hate and terror symbols. Tuesday evening, Liberal members of the House of Commons justice committee, which is currently doing a clause-by-clause study of Bill C-9, supported a Bloc amendment to the legislation that will remove the controversial