Winnipeg Free Press: Man, 19, charged in antisemitic graffiti incidents

January 15, 2025 —

Three Criminal Code offences specifically pertain to hate under a hate propaganda section, said Kenneth Grad, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba faculty of law.

The offences are advocating genocide, public incitement of hatred and willful promotion of hatred. A subsection says a person willfully promotes antisemitism by condoning, denying or downplaying the Holocaust.

A separate section includes the offence of mischief against religious property motivated by hate, Grad noted.

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Learning from teaching: Dr. Opeyemi Bello joins Faculty of Law

There’s a new instructor in Robson Hall’s classrooms this term. Law students and faculty at the University of Manitoba welcome Dr. Opeyemi Bello, who teaches Commercial Law, Contracts, and Labour-Management Relations. He also brings to the Faculty of Law, a research specialization on the intricate political dynamics of international tax cooperation and the challenges that developing countries encounter in negotiating international tax agreements.

Faculty of Law, legal research, Opeyemi Bello