LOOK: Waterloo, Ontario, is introducing a bylaw allowing officers to fine and remove individuals from city property if someone is "feeling harassed."
The city of Waterloo, Ontario, is about to enact a bylaw that will allow officers to issue an offense notice and demand that the offending person leaves any city-owned or occupied premises if someone is "feeling harassed."
Tomorrow, the Region of Waterloo is expected to enact a bylaw amendment that gives officers the authority to ticket people and demand they leave regional property if someone is "feeling harassed."
For example, if someone is holding a sign, and someone else disagrees with the messaging on that sign, they could claim they are "feeling harassed." A bylaw officer can then issue a fine and demand that person leave city-owned property.
The bylaw is set to go into effect as of January 1, 2024.
You can review the bylaw amendment information at the link below.
https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/shared/media/editor/file/DOCS_ADMIN-%234476992-v1-CAO-EDI-23-003__Amendment_to_Code_of_Use_By-Law_(13-050)_to_Prohibit_Harassing_Discriminatory_Behaviour_on_Regional_Premises.PDF
There goes free speech,
A trustee of property cannot remove the beneficiary of the trust from said property. These councils, whether they like it or not are our trustees of our jointly owned public property.