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The bill as introduced focuses on amendments to the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and internet child pornography laws to enhance regulatory scrutiny surrounding specific types of "harmful" online content and activities, including fomenting hatred, inciting violence, inciting violent extremism or terrorism, "sexually victimiz[ing] a child or victimiz[ing] a survivor ...
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (French: Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne et le Code criminel) is a law passed in 2017 by the Parliament of Canada. It was introduced as Bill C-16 of the first session of the 42nd Parliament.
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, 2016; Cannabis Act, 2018; Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, 2018 (formerly the Tobacco Act) Accessible Canada Act, 2019; Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act, 2019; Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act, 2019; Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, 2019
The Canadian Human Rights Act [1] (French: Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set of prohibited grounds.
However, the bill again died on the Senate order paper when the 2015 federal election was called. In May 2016, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (C-16) was introduced to the House of Commons of Canada, to add and include "gender identity or expression" in the Canadian Human Rights Act. [78]
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Richard Warman is an Ottawa-based lawyer who is active in human rights law.Warman worked for the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) from July 2002 until March 2004. He is best known as the primary instigator of actions related to Internet content under Section 13(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act against people including white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA; French: Loi canadienne sur l'accessibilité) is a Canada-wide accessibility act that applies to the federal public sector, Crown corporations, and all federally-regulated organizations, [2] building on the Canadian Human Rights Act and focuses on the prohibition of discrimination based on disability.