Senate Rejects Amendments to Bill C-9 Criminalizing Residential School Denialism
A majority of senators rejected an amendment by the Senate Human Rights Committee that would have made Indian residential school “denialism” a criminal offence. A total of 41 senators voted against the amendment on June 3, while 32 senators voted in favour, and two abstained. Prior to the vote, Sen. Pierre Moreau, the government representative [...]
TL;DR
- A majority of senators rejected an amendment to Bill C-9.
- The amendment aimed to criminalize "denialism" of the Indian residential school system.
- 41 senators voted against the amendment, 32 voted in favor, and two abstained.
- The government representative cited "online backlash" as a reason for voting against it.
- The proposed offense would have applied to public statements, excluding private conversations.