Bill C-9 — dubbed the Combatting Hate Act — proposes new Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party has struck a deal with the Liberals to amend the Criminal Code to remove a religious exemption on hate speech, in exchange for supporting the bill. The Criminal Code currently includes an exemption