Bill C-9 is yet another draconian law being pushed by a liberal party that is run by Marxist ideology and sees Christianity as an obstacle to get rid of freedom of religion in Canada. This bill expands the state's powers to promote hate speech by watering down the definition of hate speech, and even risks criminalizing dissent.
00:00:00.000We are actually saying that it is okay to charge a person and then the charter can be used as a
00:00:10.120sword of defense. Whereas before our law always represented a shield, a shield for people to be
00:00:17.480able to practice their faith without the coercion of a state apparatus over them.
00:00:23.620M.P. Miller stated that some biblical passages are, in his words, clearly hateful and suggested that prosecutors should be able to press charges against Christians for quoting scripture.
00:00:39.860I am also alarmed by the audacity of Liberal Minister of Culture, Mark Miller, who stated that certain Bible passages, quote, are clearly hateful and, quote,
00:00:50.740there should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges. There are clearly passages in religious texts that are clearly hateful, unquote.
00:01:00.620So it looks like Mark Carney and his liberal minions just tried to criminalize the Bible here in Canada, making it a punishable offense for Christians and people in general to quote or invoke the Holy Scriptures.
00:01:13.900This is yet another example in the latest attempt by the woke left to go after Christians, this time targeting the most important book in Christianity and Judaism and attacking a religious symbol considered sacred by around 20 million Canadians.
00:01:36.780The Bible is not hate speech. Biblical teaching must never be criminalized. Even apart from the issue of outlying religious speech that liberals find offensive, I oppose Bill C-9 for its unconstitutional and unjustified attempt at censorship.
00:01:55.300While I may disagree with people who express words and ideas that are hateful or derisive, I do not think they should be imprisoned.
00:02:03.380I would rather know what they are thinking so their views may be exposed to public scrutiny and debate.
00:02:11.480I believe in our fundamental right to freedom of expression enshrined in our Constitution.
00:02:16.680It must be protected in its broadest form up to the point of calling for actual violence, which is already illegal under our current criminal code.
00:02:25.040It is unwise and dangerous to give the police, the courts or the government the power to censor, regulate and control the speech of free citizens in a free country.
00:02:37.860And let's not forget, there's absolutely zero reference to Christianity.
00:02:43.680Christianity is under attack in this country.
00:02:48.560I don't know what was funny about Christianity being under attack.
00:02:52.300But nevertheless, Madam Speaker, churches have been burned.
00:02:57.000Christian churches have been burned at an alarming rate.
00:03:00.680Between May of 2021 and December of 2023, 33 Christian churches have been burned in this country, with the vast majority being arson-based.
00:03:13.660Bill C-9 is yet another draconian law being pushed by a liberal party that is run by Marxist ideology and sees Christianity as an obstacle to get rid of.
00:03:25.920Freedom of religion has been under significant attack in Canada for the past decade, especially when it comes to Christians.
00:03:33.220A perfect example is the forced closing of churches back in the days of the virus, while places like Walmart and restaurants just continue to operate as normal.
00:03:45.060It's quite obvious at this point that the ruling class in Canada under Justin Trudeau and now under Mark Carney see the church as an enemy.
00:03:56.800This is what the liberals themselves have to say about it.
00:03:59.960If someone were literally invoking a passage from, in this case, the Bible, but there are other religious texts that say the same thing, and somehow constantly say that this is good faith.
00:04:10.900I mean, clearly there are situations in these texts where these statements are hateful.
00:04:14.840They should not be used to invoke or be a defense, and there should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges.
00:04:23.240I just want to understand what your notion of good faith is in this context, where there are clearly passages in religious texts that are clearly hateful.
00:04:31.340Beginning with my first objection to Bill C-9, I find it quite perplexing that Christian hate was not even mentioned in the bill.
00:04:41.280In recent years, we have seen alarming hate-motivated attacks, including burning and vandalism of churches across Canada.
00:04:53.000Just last week, a century-old Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Edmonton was burned to the ground.
00:05:00.840As we witness a record number of sacred spaces being destroyed, Christians have noticed the government's silence.
00:05:07.840Congregations have been left in fear, and people of faith feeling abandoned by their government's lack of enforcement of existing laws.
00:05:17.980In this context, it is shocking that a bill about combating hate is completely silent on the rise of Christian hate.
00:05:27.860The government's press release mentions anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and transphobia.
00:05:35.920Yet, it makes no mention of the rise of hate crimes towards Christians.
00:05:41.460This bill does not add new protections for worshippers.
00:05:45.800Instead, it expands state powers by removing the legal safeguards and watering down the definition of hate speech.
00:05:55.400It paves the path towards politicizing restrictions on speech.
00:05:59.480It even risks criminalizing dissent to what some would call thought crimes.