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The Canadian Bar Association strongly recommends that section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) be retained as it represents an important tool to combat the spread of hate messages and fosters equality, human dignity, tolerance, and respect in Canadian society. “Section 13 is an important means to prevent human rights abuses from occurring,” says Mark Toews of Winnipeg, member of the CBA’s Constitutional Human Rights Law Section. “In order for Canada to remain a nation in which tolerance and respect for human dignity and equality are the norm, Parliament must not repeal section 13 of the CHRA.”

Mark Toews appeared on behalf of the CBA before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on April 24, 2012. For more information, please see the CBA submission.

Other Submissions

• Bill C-304 — Canadian Human Rights Act Amendments (hate messages)
• Bill C-7 — Senate Reform Act
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Stakeholder Consultation
• Opinion Respecting the Constitutionality of Rule 8 of the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct
• Hate Speech under the Canadian Human Rights Act
• More CBA Submissions

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The purpose of the Section is to examine all constitutional and human rights law issues, including division of legislative powers, judicial review of the Constitution, constitutional reform, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights codes, and international human rights law.