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He had been a teacher in the town for about 10 years when he came under scrutiny for teaching his students racially prejudiced material targeting Jewish people.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, Mr. Keegstra was charged under section 319(2) of the <em>Criminal Code of Canada <\/em>with wilfully promoting hatred against an identifiable group. Mr.&nbsp;Keegstra challenged this on the grounds that s. 319(2) of the <em>Criminal Code<\/em> violated his right to freedom of expression under s. 2(b) of the<em> Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>. 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