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Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion of hatred against Indigenous peoples)
BillC-254
Session45-1
StageOutside Order of Precedence
Introduced2025-10-31
Proposed byLeah Gazan
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against Indigenous peoples by condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying the Indian residential school system in Canada through statements communicated other than in private conversation.
✦ AI Summary
Bill C-254 proposes to amend the Criminal Code to make it a criminal offence to wilfully promote hatred against Indigenous peoples. This would include actions like condoning, denying, downplaying, or justifying the Indian residential school system in Canada through public statements, excluding private conversations. The bill aims to protect Indigenous communities by addressing harmful public discourse related to their history.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-10-31
First reading
✦ AIBill proposes criminalizing promotion of hatred against Indigenous peoples.
Current
Outside Order of Precedence