Calgary’s city council has voted 10–5 in favour of creating a bylaw to ban protests within 100 metres of a public swimming pool, recreation centre, or library. The council also voted 11–4 in favour of changing a bylaw about street harassment to include the word “intimidation” on March 14 after a few hours of debate.
The “Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw” bans “specified protests” inside and within 100 metres of city libraries and recreation centres, following a number of protests against transgender individuals in pool change rooms and drag queen story hour for children in public libraries.
