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CuriousLurker10/25/2014 1:19:54 pm PDT

I wish it was that simple, but I’m guessing this probably isn’t going to do any good. Getting rid of the speech won’t stop the idea. *sigh*

Online hate speech could be curtailed under new anti-terror push
Move to target online postings could raise ire of free-speech advocates

In the wake of this week’s attacks in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Ottawa, the Conservative government is looking at bringing in new laws to crack down on pro-ISIS sentiments like those posted to Quebec assailant Martin Couture-Rouleau’s Facebook page, CBC News has learned.

The move to tighten Canada’s Criminal Code is expected to come as part of a sweeping overhaul of Canada’s national security regime.

Earlier this week, RCMP Supt. Martine Fontaine told reporters investigators simply didn’t have enough evidence to arrest Couture-Rouleau, despite concerns over his possible radicalization.

“We did not have enough evidence to charge him and to detain him,” she noted.

‘Radical thoughts’ not a crime in Canada: RCMP

She said investigators followed up with his family and the imam at his local mosque, but had no reason to think or evidence to show that he would commit a crime on Canadian soil.

‘We could not arrest someone for having radical thoughts. It’s not a crime in Canada.” […]

cbc.ca