{"id":3379,"date":"2026-04-03T20:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:11:47","slug":"canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Montreal, April 3, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) has submitted a letter to the Senate of Canada as part of the parliamentary review of Bill C-9, encouraging senators to carefully consider the balance between combating hate and safeguarding fundamental freedoms.<\/h3>\n

In its letter, FMC-CMF expressed support for the important objective of addressing hate propaganda and protecting individuals in religious and cultural spaces. The organization noted that measures aimed at preventing hate-motivated conduct play a vital role in ensuring the dignity and security of communities across Canada.<\/h3>\n

At the same time, FMC-CMF urged senators to examine the implications of the proposed repeal of the religious-expression defence related to the offence of wilful promotion of hatred under the Criminal Code of Canada. As currently drafted, Bill C-9 would remove the existing defence that allows individuals to express, in good faith, opinions based on religious texts or teachings.<\/h3>\n

FMC-CMF noted that efforts to address hate should continue to maintain a careful balance with the protections guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including freedom of conscience and religion and freedom of expression.<\/h3>\n

\u201cProtecting communities from hate is essential,\u201d FMC-CMF stated in its submission. \u201cAt the same time, legislative measures should remain carefully tailored so that they do not unintentionally restrict legitimate religious discussion, academic analysis, or theological interpretation conducted in good faith.\u201d<\/h3>\n

FMC-CMF clarified that \u00a0removing the defence without clear safeguards could create uncertainty around the scope of lawful expression and potentially lead to a chilling effect, where individuals, scholars, or faith leaders refrain from engaging in legitimate dialogue out of concern for possible criminal liability.<\/h3>\n

FMC-CMF encouraged the Senate to consider whether additional clarification or safeguards may help ensure that the legislation effectively addresses harmful conduct while preserving space for legitimate religious, scholarly, and civic discourse.<\/h3>\n

The submission forms part of FMC-CMF\u2019s ongoing work to promote human rights, civil liberties, and informed public dialogue on legislative measures affecting Canadians.<\/h3>\n

FMC-CMF emphasized the importance of maintaining Canada\u2019s constitutional balance between protecting individuals from harm and safeguarding the fundamental freedoms that underpin the country\u2019s democratic society.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms Montreal, April 3, 2026 \u2014 The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) has submitted a letter to the Senate of Canada as part of the parliamentary review of Bill C-9, encouraging senators to carefully consider the balance between combating hate and safeguarding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[499,351,500,498],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee","tag-bill-c-9","tag-canadian-muslim-forum-fmc-cmf-fr","tag-freedoms","tag-senate"],"yoast_head":"\nCanadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms - FMC-CMF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms Montreal, April 3, 2026 \u2014 The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) has submitted a letter to the Senate of Canada as part of the parliamentary review of Bill C-9, encouraging senators to carefully consider the balance between combating hate and safeguarding […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FMC-CMF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FMCCMF\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-03T20:11:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster-1024x683.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"FMC-CMF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FMC-CMF\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms - FMC-CMF\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-03T20:11:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/21a68c27f2a8c0720eeb94d4533edfd5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1024},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/\",\"name\":\"FMC-CMF\",\"description\":\"Working towards a brighter future \",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/21a68c27f2a8c0720eeb94d4533edfd5\",\"name\":\"FMC-CMF\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f37cda018987f901a2cd2bffba080f41e71ee13dd34df2814f6b88f86fc83eb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f37cda018987f901a2cd2bffba080f41e71ee13dd34df2814f6b88f86fc83eb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"FMC-CMF\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/fmc-cmf.ca\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FMCCMF\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/author\/samer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms - FMC-CMF","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms","og_description":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms Montreal, April 3, 2026 \u2014 The Canadian Muslim Forum (FMC-CMF) has submitted a letter to the Senate of Canada as part of the parliamentary review of Bill C-9, encouraging senators to carefully consider the balance between combating hate and safeguarding […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/","og_site_name":"FMC-CMF","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FMCCMF\/","article_published_time":"2026-04-03T20:11:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster-1024x683.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"FMC-CMF","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"FMC-CMF","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/","name":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms - FMC-CMF","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png","datePublished":"2026-04-03T20:11:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/21a68c27f2a8c0720eeb94d4533edfd5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senate-poster.png","width":1536,"height":1024},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/canadian-muslim-forum-writes-to-senate-regarding-bill-c-9-and-the-protection-of-fundamental-freedoms\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Canadian Muslim Forum Writes to Senate Regarding Bill C-9 and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/","name":"FMC-CMF","description":"Working towards a brighter future ","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/21a68c27f2a8c0720eeb94d4533edfd5","name":"FMC-CMF","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f37cda018987f901a2cd2bffba080f41e71ee13dd34df2814f6b88f86fc83eb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f37cda018987f901a2cd2bffba080f41e71ee13dd34df2814f6b88f86fc83eb2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"FMC-CMF"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/fmc-cmf.ca\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FMCCMF\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/author\/samer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3379"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3387,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions\/3387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fmc-cmf.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}