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As the metropolis of Vaughan’s bubble portion bylaw faces a caller law challenge, and arsenic much and much cities see akin legislation, we look astatine the past of bubble zones and the cases for and against.
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· Posted: Jun 25, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
Front Burner37:37Bubble trouble: Do protestation bylaws soundlessness dissent?
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has conscionable launched a law situation against authorities successful the metropolis of Vaughan known arsenic a "bubble zone" bylaw. It restricts protestation wrong 100 metres of a spot of worship, school, daycare, infirmary oregon attraction facility. Advocates accidental that successful a clip of rising extremism and hatred crimes, the bylaws are indispensable to support susceptible groups' entree to these spaces.
Toronto and the adjacent municipality of Oakville besides passed bubble portion bylaws past month, and respective different Ontario municipalities, including Ottawa, are considering akin authorities of their own.
But the CCLA argues the bylaws are unnecessary and infringe connected escaped look rights, portion different critics person argued they're being utilized to soundlessness dissent — successful peculiar pro-Palestinian protest.
Today, shaper Allie Jaynes looks astatine the astonishing past of bubble zones, the cases for and against them, and whether they're being utilized to chill peaceful protest.
This occurrence references different Front Burner episode, from May 2024, connected protests extracurricular a synagogue successful Vaughan, Ontario. You tin find that occurrence here: Apple / Spotify
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