Minister of Justice Sean Fraser responds to a question in the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 19, 2025. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
Ottawa is set to table a new hate crime bill on Sept. 19 that is expected to make it a criminal offence to intentionally promote hate in public by using “terror” and “hate” symbols.
The new legislation would target symbols of government-designated terror groups and other hate symbols, such as Nazi, Hamas, or Hezbollah flags, that are used to display hatred towards an “identifiable group,” according to media reports citing senior government sources.
