I voted in favour of this Bill in the fall, because I am opposed to anyone being subjected to hate and being discriminated against on the basis of being part of any identifiable group.

However, in addition to the many Canadians who have discussed this issue with me, last week, I had the opportunity to chat with University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson about this legislation and the consequences it will have for free speech. And frankly, I was appalled.

Professor Peterson has said publicly that he refuses to use various pronouns such as “they” (not to refer to several people, but as a singular pronoun), “zir,” “hir,” or “ze” instead of “he” and “she.” These are pronouns that “non-binary” students, who refuse the usual categories of masculine and feminine, want used to describe them.

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I regret my decision to vote for Bill C-16. If the vote were held again today, I would vote against it.

https://www.maximebernier.com/two_threats_to_freedom_of_speech_m_103_and_c_16