00:00:00.000M.P. Miller stated that some biblical passages are, in his words, clearly hateful
00:00:07.560and suggested that prosecutors should be able to press charges against Christians for quoting scripture.
00:00:15.540Whereas before our law always represented a shield,
00:00:19.520a shield for people to be able to practice their faith without the coercion of a state apparatus over them.
00:00:26.940I 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, there should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges.
00:00:42.600There are clearly passages in religious texts that are clearly hateful, unquote.
00:00:47.320Canada has just officially criminalized the church and Christianity.
00:00:51.960And if that sounds dramatic, just look at what's actually happening out there.
00:00:55.340we now have pastors being arrested in this country simply for refusing to apologize for what they
00:01:01.880preach think about that a pastor in handcuffs because he wouldn't sign a state-approved
00:01:09.000apology letter he wasn't violent he wasn't uttering threats just refusing to deny what
00:01:14.220he actually believes in if that isn't criminalizing christianity i don't know what is and while that's
00:01:20.440happening, Ottawa is quietly pushing this new hate speech rules and expanding Bill C-9, laws that
00:01:27.640make it easier than ever to slap a label of harmful or dangerous onto your faith, your morals, and
00:01:34.840your conviction. Not because they're violent, but because they're unpopular with the government.
00:01:40.960Meanwhile, churches across this country keep going up in flames. Dozens burned to the ground.
00:02:47.360I believe in our fundamental right to freedom of expression enshrined in our Constitution.
00:02:52.160It 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.
00:03:00.380It 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.
00:03:12.720and let's not forget there's absolutely zero reference to christianity christianity is under
00:03:23.740attack in this country i don't know what was funny about christianity being under attack but
00:03:30.680nevertheless madam speaker churches have been burned christian churches have been burned at
00:03:36.780an alarming rate. Between May of 2021 and December of 2023, 33 Christian churches have
00:03:46.560been burned in this country, with the vast majority being arson-based. Bill C-9 is yet
00:03:53.360another draconian law being pushed by a liberal party that is run by Marxist ideology and
00:03:59.200sees Christianity as an obstacle to get rid of. Freedom of religion has been under significant
00:04:05.340attack in Canada for the past decade, especially when it comes to Christians. A perfect example is1.00
00:04:11.920the forced closing of churches back in the days of the virus, while places like Walmart and
00:04:18.060restaurants just continue to operate as normal. It's quite obvious at this point that the ruling
00:04:23.780class in Canada under Justin Trudeau and now under Mark Carney see the church as an enemy.
00:04:29.980but don't take my word for it this is what the liberals themselves have to say about it if someone
00:04:36.380were literally invoking a passage from in this case the bible but there are other religious texts
00:04:41.640that say the same thing uh and somehow constantly say that this is good faith i mean clearly there
00:04:46.860are situations in these texts where these statements are hateful they should not be used
00:04:50.680to invoke uh or be a defense and there should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press
00:04:57.580charges i just want to understand what your notion of good faith is in this context where
00:05:01.420there are clearly passages in in religious texts that are clearly hateful beginning with my first
00:05:07.340objection to bill c9 i find it quite perplexing that christian hate was not even mentioned in the
00:05:15.020bill in recent years we have seen alarming hate motivated attacks including burning and vandalism
00:05:23.580of churches across Canada. Just last week, a century-old Ukrainian Orthodox Church in
00:05:30.900Edmonton was burned to the ground. As we witness a record number of sacred spaces being destroyed,
00:05:38.260Christians have noticed the government's silence. Congregations have been left in fear
00:05:43.980and people of faith feeling abandoned by their government's lack of enforcement of existing
00:05:49.620laws. In this context, it is shocking that a bill
00:05:53.900about combating hate is completely silent on the rise of Christian hate.
00:06:00.280The government's press release mentions anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and
00:06:07.060transphobia, yet it makes no mention of the rise of hate crimes towards Christians.
00:06:13.380This bill does not add new protections for worshippers.
00:06:17.140Instead, it expands state powers by removing the legal safeguards and watering down the