The Canadian government has sweeping new powers that will allow authorities to begin rounding up and imprisoning any members of the public who have ever used “hate speech.”
In addition, police will be able to arrest anyone in Canada who they believe “might” use “hate speech” in the future.
Canada is veering dangerously close to the type of complete control over people’s thoughts and speech seen in places like North Korea.
The country’s new bill aims to censor people on the pretense of protecting others from “hate speech.”
What’s even more horrifying, however, is the fact that it is retroactive.
Under the new measures, anything that people have said in the past can now be weaponized against them.
For example, if a member of the public misgendered a drag queen 20 years ago, they may soon have the police kicking their door down and jailing them for “hate crimes.”
The bill, known as the Online Harms Bill C-63, aims to combat online abuse.
However, it hides its most concerning components behind more reasonable measures, such as requiring social media platforms to take down posts that sexualize children within 24 hours.
It contains seven categories of content deemed harmful that