Hill Treads The Fine Line Of Free Speech

I have been very engaged over the last week developing legislation for a vulnerable infrastructure bubble zone bylaw.

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This newsletter excerpt from Barrhaven West Councillor David Hill is courtesy of the city-wide community group Your Applewood Acres (And Beyond) Neighbours

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As the nation’s capital, we host a lot of protests throughout the year, and most are peaceful. But in recent years, we’ve had repeated incidents of bad actors using the cover of protests to intimidate students, medical patients, and religious practitioners.

It’s important to protect the free speech rights of protestors but we also have to ensure as a city that we are protecting the charter rights of bystanders trying to access their places of worship, schools, or hospitals free of intimidation or harassment.

As one of the leaders on this file, I would be happy to speak to anyone who has an interest, questions or concerns about this upcoming motion …

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