{"id":11209,"date":"2026-05-01T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=11209"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:53:37","slug":"justice-centre-issues-warning-to-city-of-ottawa-over-proposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=11209","title":{"rendered":"Justice Centre issues warning to City of Ottawa over proposed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justice Centre issues warning to City of Ottawa over proposed bylaw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Ottawa is facing backlash over a proposed bylaw that would limit freedom of expression in the nation&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.nationbuilder.com\/therebel\/profile_images\/a14dade4fd55bee5f4d86ef2857b2815324fab0d.jpg?1626891217\" alt=\"Ezra Levant\" width=\"36\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/journalist_ezra_levant\">Ezra Levant<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; April 30, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; News Analysis &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/justice_centre_issues_warning_to_city_of_ottawa_over_proposed_bylaw?#stream\">2 Comments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"They&#039;re coming for your rights\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCS0QKunels?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/plus\">Go Ad Free<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Article by Rebel News staff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On last night&#8217;s episode of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebelnews.com\/levant\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Ezra Levant Show<\/em><\/a>, lawyer Hatim Kheir from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JCCFCanada\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms<\/a> joined the show to speak on their&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jccf.ca\/city-of-ottawa-bylaw-faces-legal-warning-and-potential-court-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">latest legal notice<\/a>&nbsp;issued to the city of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Justice Centre is sounding the alarm about the city&#8217;s new &#8216;Safe Access to Social Infrastructure Bylaw&#8217;, which would prevent individuals or groups from peacefully protesting near places of worship, schools, childcare centres, or healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre warn that the bylaw is overly broad and lacks meaningful safeguards, effectively enabling the creation of protest-free zones in public spaces,&#8221; a statement from the organization reads in part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kheir further discussed some of the more concerning aspects of the proposed bylaw and its potential impact on freedom of expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Probably the most concerning thing is it prohibits demonstrations, which are defined as one or more people in a place primarily for the purpose of expressing an opinion. So it could just be a person holding a sign would be prohibited from 50 metres from the access point to the designated facility,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kheir highlighted that facilities would only need to submit a simple application and attestation to establish these 50-metre safe access zones, raising concerns that the bylaw grants broad discretionary power with insufficient protections for Charter rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Centre issues warning to City of Ottawa over proposed bylaw The City of Ottawa is facing backlash over a proposed bylaw that would limit freedom of expression in the nation&#8217;s capital. 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