In Canada, the slope is very slippery. Hate speech, under the Canadian Human Rights Act, is anything "likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt

In Canada, the slope is very slippery. Hate speech, under the Canadian Human Rights Act, is anything "likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt". For better or worse, it certainly has a chilling effect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Canada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_laws_in_Canada