The Federal Office for Justice said the social networking company had failed to meet transparency requirements for its handling of hate speech complaints. Continue reading →

The pledge contained no updates on whether the Canadian government is still considering forcing social media companies to remove extremist content. Continue reading →

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network said in a statement Thursday it believed this was the first time activists had sought a peace bond in response to right-wing extremist threats. Continue reading →

The vote to expunge the words of the Christchurch shooter came after Conservative MP Michael Cooper read them into the record while attacking a Muslim witness. Continue reading →

Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault says Scheer’s decision to remove Cooper from the committee that held the hearing, but not from caucus, shows there’s a “revolving door” for bigots in the Conservative party. Continue reading →

Scheer said he spoke to MP Michael Cooper about his comments earlier in the week, and decided to remove him from the committee as a consequence. Continue reading →

A Tory MP told a Muslim witness at a hearing exploring online hate that he “should be ashamed” for linking conservative and alt-right commentators to Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. Continue reading →

Executives of the companies made the statement while in France attending the Christchurch Call summit along with world leaders. Continue reading →

France wants to take a leading role in regulating online hate speech, particularly on social media platforms such as Facebook. Continue reading →

For the first time, Statistics Canada has included numbers on cyber hate crimes in its data on police-reported hate crimes. Continue reading →