Vancouver police have arrested a B.C. woman as part of a hate-crime investigation sparked by comments made at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver police have arrested a woman as part of a hate crime investigation sparked by comments made last week at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
In the meantime, he said police will continue to gather evidence to determine whether the comments violated hate crime laws.Police did not name the woman, which is standard practice when someone has not been charged with an offence. Those comments about the Oct. 7 attack — which Israel says killed 1,200 people — drew widespread condemnation from people, including B.C. Premier David Eby.
In the wake of Kates's comments on the art gallery steps, B'nai Brith Canada has called for the couple's deportation from Canada. Addison told CBC News that police were able to arrest the speaker who made the comments at the art gallery after determining there were reasonable grounds to believe a crime had been committed.Vancouver police have a unit dedicated to investigating allegations of hate speech and hate crimes. But Addison said the investigation into the comments will be headed by the major crimes squad.
But Section 318 of the Criminal Code deals specifically with promoting and advocating genocide, whereas Section 319 tackles the public incitement and wilful promotion of hatred.