OTTAWA —The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops appealed to Prime Minister Mark Carney in an open letter Thursday, asking the Liberals to reconsider their support for amending a bill to remove religious defences from Canada's hate speech laws. Read More

OTTAWA — A group of advocates representing voices across civil society and faith communities came together on Wednesday to decry what they called the "ever-expanding" scope of the Liberals' legislation aimed at tackling hate. Read More

OTTAWA — A Liberal cabinet minister pushed back on Tuesday against accusations that removing a provision that shields individuals from a hate speech conviction should they express a statement based on a religious belief amounts to an attack on religious freedom. Read More