What do you think of the Conservatives' repeal of hate speech laws in Canada?

A bill to repeal Section 13 of the federal Human Rights Act, which gave the Canadian Human Rights Commission the power to hear complaints about public hate speech over the telephone or on the Internet, is now before the Senate after passing in the House of Commons with Conservative Party MPs' support. Joyce Arthur argues in her column this week that this move is a dangerous mistake. What do you think?