A recent increase in hate crime in Sask. was met with statements of condemnation from the province\u0027s government and human rights commission.
A report, released Thursday by Statistics Canada, shows a 60-per-cent per capita increase in police-reported hate crimes in Saskatchewan from 2019 to 2020. The province trailed only Nova Scotia in terms of largest increase across the country in that timeframe. An increase of 60 per cent was also documented in B.C.
“Words matter. They have power. This power demands that each of us use our words responsibly and within reasonable bounds because hate speech is a steppingstone to hate crime.”“Saskatchewan is committed to ensuring that all people are treated equally under the law. Racism, hate and intolerance have no place in our province,” says an email sent to the Leader-Post by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General.
The Ministry of Justice statement indicates that the government is “dedicated to working with police and community partners to address racism in Saskatchewan and ensure that all people are welcomed and treated equally in our province.”people are treated fairly in the justice system.”
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