Keegstra's Fundamental Freedoms: Article Analysis

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After reading the article and how Keegstra was promoting hatred by talking disrespectful about Jewish people, I believe Section 281.2 of the criminal code is not a violation of Keegstra’s Fundamental Freedoms. Freedoms are something that a person is at liberty to do, in Keegstra’s case, Freedom of Speech, but they have limits. If your freedom hurts or threatens the freedom of others, it is against the law and you can lose that freedom. Keegstra was using his Freedom of Speech to hurt Jewish people by promoting that they are horrible people who you should not trust. This is why I believe Section 281.2 of the criminal code is not a violation of Keegstra’s Fundamental Freedoms because he was promoting hatred against Jewish

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