Mohammed Adam: The troubling rise in hate crimes provides the perfect excuse to attempt to erode free expression.

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The City of Ottawa’s decision to plough ahead with its bubble bylaw in spite of superior, if controversial, federal anti-hate legislation making its way through Parliament, is a waste of time and resources. It should be scrapped.

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In a memo last month, Ryan Perrault, the city’s general manager of emergency and protective services, said staff are proceeding with the so-called “vulnerable social infrastructure bylaw” to complement the Liberal government’s Bill C-9 and fill any remaining gaps. But there are no gaps to fill that would make any meaningful difference. The bylaw has become........

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