- Sep 10, 2025
- 703
- 596
- 39
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Messianic
- Marital Status
- Married
The ruling Liberal Party joined the Bloc Québécois in voting to approve the amendment, which removed text from the Canadian Criminal Code regarding hate crimes. The now-deleted text provided a religious exemption: “if, in good faith, the person expressed or attempted to establish by an argument an opinion on a religious subject or an opinion based on a belief in a religious text.”
Opposition voices expressed urgent concern that the passing of Bill C-9 would open the door for the government to trample on religious freedom, and even criminalize portions of the Bible as hate speech.
The intentions of Bloc Québécois and the Liberal Government in making these changes were put on full display after MP Marc Miller publicly chastised the Bible. While claiming himself to be a “man of faith,” Miller insisted that multiple books contained in God’s Word are “homophobic,” stating that sharing certain passages should be considered “hate speech” under the law.
Opposition voices expressed urgent concern that the passing of Bill C-9 would open the door for the government to trample on religious freedom, and even criminalize portions of the Bible as hate speech.
The intentions of Bloc Québécois and the Liberal Government in making these changes were put on full display after MP Marc Miller publicly chastised the Bible. While claiming himself to be a “man of faith,” Miller insisted that multiple books contained in God’s Word are “homophobic,” stating that sharing certain passages should be considered “hate speech” under the law.
