Higher Fines, More Police in Ottawa for Canada Day Weekend, City Says

Higher Fines, More Police in Ottawa for Canada Day Weekend, City Says
The Ottawa Police station on Elgin Street in Ottawa, on Feb. 1, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Lee Harding
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The City of Ottawa has promised strict enforcement of new, hefty fines as it heads into Canada Day weekend.

tweet from the Ottawa By-law account on June 29 publicized the new $1000 fines for things such as “unusual noise,” shouting, public urination or defication, encumbering a highway, or idling.
Lee Harding
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Lee Harding is a journalist and think tank researcher based in Saskatchewan, and a contributor to The Epoch Times.
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