The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols like swastikas, CBC News has learned.

A source with knowledge of the government's plan says the change includes symbols associated with terrorist entities on Canada's list which includes the Proud Boys, Hamas and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

If passed, it would, for example, make it a crime for someone to promote hatred against Jewish people using Hamas flags or swastika signs outside a synagogue.

The new bill is part of the government's promise to address a rise in hate incidents in Canada including antisemitism and Islamophobia. The government is facing criticism from

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