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Now that the Conservatives have a majority, there is a strong chance that they will attempt to pass Bill C-51, the "Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act".

Among other things, this extends laws on the publication of “hate propaganda” to the internet, stipulating that computers may be seized, “propaganda” ordered deleted, etc.
As expected, this was tacked onto a bill primarily aimed at fighting identity theft and other real crimes. This law has considerable implications for the USA and other western countries due to the high level of cooperation between police forces.

The timing is auspicious as the Canadian Jewish Congress recently demanded that the owners of a Muslim web site, which published a link to a video by David Duke, be imprisoned.
http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21256&Itemid=86

Still, the law is not that drastic, for two reasons:

1. The Canadian authorities do whatever they want anyway, regardless of whether it’s expressly permitted by the Criminal Code.

2. As with all public incitement (or slander/defamation) cases, you’re okay if you can prove your statements to be true or that you believed them to be true. (However, see #1.)