"Asked if the Jewish community would benefit from the retention of Section 13, Fogel stated: “What was intended as a shield against hate has become a sword. Certainly in its day, it was helpful in confronting the challenges related to the likes of [Holocaust denier] Ernst Zundel… What it has really done is create difficulties for those who might legitimately want to raise questions about groups or ideas that in fact are a threat to the Jewish community or Israel.
In effect, the act has become an instrument to chill critical debate about important issues like radical Islam.”