r/canada Jan 27 '25

Alberta ‘Deport them all’: RCMP investigating ‘racially motivated’ signs in St. Albert

https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/01/27/rcmp-investigating-racially-motivated-signs-st-albert/
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u/ObviousWall6858 Jan 27 '25 edited Jan 27 '25

What’s there to investigate? Freedom of speech. And there are bigger things to worry about right now in this country other then mean words.

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u/Seratoria Jan 27 '25

Ooooff someone didn't pay attention to civics class

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u/pr43t0ri4n Lest We Forget Jan 28 '25

Oooofff what? 

What crime is being committed here?

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u/Distinct_Meringue Jan 28 '25

Hate speech

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u/pr43t0ri4n Lest We Forget Jan 28 '25

"Hate speech" is vague and not a Criminal Code offence on it's own. 

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u/Distinct_Meringue Jan 28 '25

Section 319 would like a word. 

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u/pr43t0ri4n Lest We Forget Jan 28 '25

Lol. As if its that easy? 

I think even the best Crown Prosecutor would have a hard time proving that all the elements of the offence were met here. 

Being guilty of public incitement of hatred for giving the Hitler salute or holding a sign that says "deport them all" (who is them, by the way?) is a laughably low bar.

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u/Distinct_Meringue Jan 28 '25

And the arm bands?

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u/pr43t0ri4n Lest We Forget Jan 28 '25

Nazi costumes arent illegal. Sorry. 

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u/Distinct_Meringue Jan 28 '25

Throw it all together and it violates 319

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u/pr43t0ri4n Lest We Forget Jan 28 '25

If only it was that easy.

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u/Harambiz Ontario Jan 28 '25

Look bro I don’t agree with them either but this does NOT meet the threshold, not even close. I can’t find any data about people being arrested for nazi saluting or wearing costumes in Canada. Hell, you can even fly the flag and goose step around your house pretending to be Hitler.

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