<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Two years ago, I ruefully predicted&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-a-hasty-pretend-ban-on-denying-a-residential-school-genocide-is-inevitable&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-a-hasty-pretend-ban-on-denying-a-residential-school-genocide-is-inevitable" target="_blank">Two years ago, I ruefully predicted</a> that Canada’s new law purporting to outlaw Holocaust denial would likely lead to a law purporting to outlaw “denying” the impact of the residential school system. That hasn’t happened yet, but we are well on our way.

Truth is a defence against “hate speech,” whether activists like it or not.{ai:summary}Two years ago I ruefully warned that Canada’s Holocaust-denial ban could spur a law outlawing denial of the residential-school legacy.That hasn’t happened yet, but we’re headed there. #politics

Chris Selley: Speech bans are not the path to truth and reconciliation

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