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In Canada, hate speech is an indictable offense and actually runs very close to the definition of slander. It stipulates that any statement advocating genocide or inciting hatred against any identifiable group is an indictable offense, and exceptions will only be made in the case of statements of truth, and subjects of political debate or religious doctrine.

I completely agree with this law. It is perfectly in line with the laws of slander and defamation, which no one here has voiced an issue about. If you publish an article in an independent newspaper making false, and defaming claims about a public figure, you will be sued for defamation. It is the same if you go marching through the streets shouting for all the jews to be killed, blacks to be enslaved, or any other hateful message. These claims have no truthful or factual basis, and are defaming and injurious to a recognizable group of people. It's actually not a "slippery slope" as so many of you are referring to the issue. If a historian published a document with arguments refuting the holocost, he may very well be a racist or a biggot, but under the law, if he is sticking to facts, he is perfectly entitled to voice his opinon.

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