Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference on a new bill aimed to address hate crimes, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 19, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Justice Minister Sean Fraser has tabled the government’s new hate crime legislation, which aims to add four new criminal offences to the Criminal Code.
“It is disheartening when you read the news and see, day after day, stories about yet another victim suffering a hate crime at the hands of someone who is not simply conducting a criminal activity, but who’s motivated by their hatred towards an entire group of people,” Fraser said at a Sept. 19 press conference discussing the new bill.
