Richard Marceau

A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person's movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said on Thursday as he defended a suite of tougher penalties to combat hate.

Holocaust denial is to be outlawed in Canada, in a further effort to stamp out rising antisemitism.

Jewish civil servants met the prime minister's special envoy on fighting antisemitism to ask for support dealing with anti-Jewish abuse and slurs in the federal public service.