<span style="color: #222222;">Canada's Liberal government unveiled plans to make online hate speech a crime, although the proposed legislation excludes social media platforms for now.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The proposed amendments to Canada's criminal codes and human rights act, which have been in the works for many months, come just weeks after an attack that killed four members of a Muslim family.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A 20-year-old man faces murder and terrorism charges after he rammed the family with his truck in the southwestern Ontario town of London on June 6, a crime that police said was inspired by hate.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Justice Minister David Lametti said in a statement yesterday that the actions they are taking today will help protect the vulnerable, empower those who are victimized and hold individuals to account for the hatred they spread online.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The proposed amendments would make it easier for people to launch complaints against individuals who publish on the Internet – including on social media, on personal websites, and in blog posts – as well as operators of websites.</span><br />''  <br />