Motion M-103 coming up (split fm Politics in 2017)

[jmt18325]

And when this motion turns into a bill Islamophobia will be illegal meaning criticizing, ridiculing or probably even disliking Islam will be illegal too.

If such a bill comes forward, I'll eat my hat.

 

[Jarnhamar]

If such a bill comes forward, I'll eat my hat.

Yeap. You will.

 

[Loachman]

Can we pick the hat?

 

[The Bread Guy]

You're right we need to wait until BC-103 gets slid past for it to actually be illegal ...

I'm thinking there'd be too much process for any bill to be passed to be considered "slid past".

If such a bill comes forward, I'll eat my hat.

I don't think it's likely, either, but careful what you wish for ...

 

[Jarnhamar]

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I'm thinking there'd be too much process for any bill to be passed to be considered "slid past"
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I'm not sure. I can see all the OMG NAZIs hysteria in the US effecting stuff up here including Anti-Islamophobia narrative.

 

[The Bread Guy]

I'm not sure. I can see all the OMG NAZIs hysteria in the US effecting stuff up here including Anti-Islamophobia narrative.

Still, I'm more optimistic that if a law has to be passed, there's all sorts of ways for the opposition to get involved.

Still, wait & see ...

 

[Jarnhamar]

Still, I'm more optimistic that if a law has to be passed, there's all sorts of ways for the opposition to get involved.

Still, wait & see ...

Exactly, that's the genius of the thing. Like in the US, opposition = Nazi white supremacist.  When M-103 picks up again there is going to be a if you oppose this you're a racist/bigot/supremacist angle. But yes, really the only option is to wait and see.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

You can't discriminate based on gender identity.  That's a totally different thing, I would think.

LOL, now that's funny, they do all they time........ just the pendulum has swung to the other side.

 

[brihard]

There's nothing to 'pick up again' with M-103. It isn't and wasn't a law. It's already passed. It literally just calls for a small study. It doesn't create or extend new offenses. Anything that people feared would happen due to its passing would have already happened if those fears had any substance... but they didn't. The M-103 thing is something most people seem to have poorly understood, since apparently some think it's still an 'in progress' thing or a going concern.