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A bill to blacklist supporters of the Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions movement was handily defeated in the parliament of Ontario on Thursday.
Lawmakers in Canada’s most populous province rejected it by 39 votes to 18 after a debate in which the bill’s supporters falsely accused the BDS movement of encouraging 1930s-style boycotts of Jewish-owned businesses in Europe.
Civil liberties defenders are celebrating the result as a victory for free speech.
Ontario’s centrist Liberal Party government and the center-left New Democratic Party (NDP) joined forces against the legislation.
The bill was sponsored by Progressive Conservative Tim Hudak and Liberal Michael Colle…
