Reports

Human rights legislation in Canada was passed to address discrimination in employment, housing, and services. However, across Canada, human rights commissions are prosecuting citizens over what they say, including political commentary, religious expression, comedy, and failure to adhere to gender ideology. Providing examples from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec, this report demonstrates how human rights commissions, empowered by problematic legislation, punish expression that does not violate the Criminal Code’s narrow prohibition on the wilful promotion of hatred. The Justice Centre urges governments to repeal these censorship provisions from human rights legislation and restore robust protections for free expression.