Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: June 12, 2025 - 04:30
Adam: Protests are supposed to make us uncomfortable. We don't need more rules to restrict them
June 12, 2025
As city staff proceed with plans to draft an anti-protest bylaw — euphemistically called a “vulnerable infrastructure bylaw” — then report back to council, it is important to examine how, lately, the City of Ottawa has been finding different ways to row back bedrock democratic principles of public engagement, free speech and the right to protest that are guaranteed to all citizens. Read More
Unpublished Newswire
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