Unfortunately, the court was in Sweden, not Canada.

Dahn Pettersson, a politician from a suburb of Malmö, was charged with “agitation against an ethnic group” for submitting a motion to town council that linked heroin smuggling with Kosovar Albanians resident in Sweden.  A district court found him guilty and levied a fine equivalent to 100 days’ pay, but the verdict was overturned by the Court of Appeals.

Get this: Mr Pettersson was acquitted even though his motion erroneously claimed that 95 percent of all heroin in Sweden arrives via Kosovo.

Ultimately, the court choose to release Pettersson, arguing that freedom of expression and the right to criticize current policy is important, especially when it comes to political debate.

Pay attention, Canadian "human rights" commissions: Freedom of expression is especially important in political debates.  What a radical idea!

h/t: Tongue Tied 3