The Orwellian Attempt To Criminalize Residential School "Denialism" | Dominion Review
The movement afoot in Canada to prohibit by law statements interpreted as skepticism of the prevailing narrative surrounding residential schools represents ...
The movement afoot in Canada to prohibit by law statements interpreted as skepticism of the prevailing narrative surrounding residential schools represents a critical threat to free speech.
Introduced in October 2025 by NDP MP Leah Gazan, Bill C-254, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion of hatred against Indigenous peoples), would “create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against Indigenous peoples by condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying the Indian residential school system in Canada through statements communicated other than in private conversation.”
The bill would impose a prison term of up to two years for those who publicly communicate statements which are determined to be “condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying …