In proposed legislation very much in keeping with the P.K. Dick story, then movie "Minority Report" Canada's Bill C-63 empowers citizens to tell a judge that they FEAR another person will commit an offense, and the judge can choose to imprison or monitor the person who MIGHT commit the offense, BEFORE they commit the offense.
This mostly seems targeted at "hate crime" or "hate speech" (whatever THOSE are?).
In the link below, if you go to section 11 and skip down to the section: "Fear of hate propaganda offence or hate crime"
You can read this section of the bill which includes the sentence:
"810.012 (1) A person may, with the Attorney General’s consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge if the person fears on reasonable grounds that another person will commit..."
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-63 (44-1) - First Reading - Online Harms Act - Parliament of Canada
I feel safer already... NOT !
This mostly seems targeted at "hate crime" or "hate speech" (whatever THOSE are?).
In the link below, if you go to section 11 and skip down to the section: "Fear of hate propaganda offence or hate crime"
You can read this section of the bill which includes the sentence:
"810.012 (1) A person may, with the Attorney General’s consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge if the person fears on reasonable grounds that another person will commit..."
Government Bill (House of Commons) C-63 (44-1) - First Reading - Online Harms Act - Parliament of Canada
I feel safer already... NOT !