Peter Menzies: Faith on Trial: Bill C-9 Risks Chilling Religious Speech in Canada

ViewpointsOpinionFinnish MP Päivi Räsänen in Helsinki, Finland, on April 18, 2015. Roni Rekomaa,Roni Rekomaa/AFP via Getty ImagesPeter Menzies12/5/2025|Updated: 12/5/20250:00CommentaryIf you want to get some sense of what life in Canada could be like if the federal government’s new hate speech law passes, check out Finland.Peter MenziesAuthorPeter Menzies is a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an award winning journalist, and former vice-chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.Author’s Selected ArticlesPeter Menzies: Carney’s Interview With American ‘Daily Show’ Underscores Failure of Canadian Content PushJan 14, 2025Peter Menzies: Cautious Optimism on Meta’s Move to Uphold Freedom of SpeechJan 08, 2025Peter Menzies: Canada Must Not Become a Country Without a SoulJan 04, 2025Peter Menzies: Liberal MPs Shot Themselves in the Foot When They Voted Against Having Power to Oust LeaderDec 20, 2024