The Supreme Court of Canada is shown in Ottawa in this file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Commentary
The Canadian justice system is being simultaneously undermined by the promotion of the modification of sentences because of the race of the accused, at the same time that religious liberty is being compromised by legislation curtailing freedom of speech in religious matters. These are obviously delicate issues, and the desire to make allowances for people of traumatized or severely disadvantaged personal backgrounds is commendable. So is the wish to discourage anything that could be construed as promoting hatred or uncivilized attitudes for sectarian reasons.
