Senate Expands List of Prohibited Symbols in Hate Crime Bill to Include Noose, Bill Headed Back to Commons

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The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickThe Senate has amended the government’s hate crime bill to include the noose as a prohibited symbol during its review of the legislation.The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, completed third reading in the Senate on June 4, typically the last step in Parliament before a piece of legislation receives royal assent and becomes law.

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