Bylaws to block protests near places of worship could be coming to Mississauga and Brampton [Video]

Mayor Patrick Brown looks on during the Diwali Mela festival at Sesquicentennial Park in Brampton, Ont., Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. As a city near Toronto deals with the fallout of two days of violent protests outside a Hindu temple, some cities in Ontario are considering enacting local laws that may see protests prohibited near institutions such as schools, hospitals and places of worship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj

As Brampton deals with the fallout of two days of violent protests outside a Hindu temple, Mississauga and other Ontario cities are also considering enacting local laws that would prohibit protests near institutions such as schools, hospitals and places of worship.

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said he plans to bring a motion to city council to consider such a bylaw after violence erupted as hundreds of demonstrators gathered Sunday outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir, which led to the arrest of three people.

That demonstration, initiated by Sikh separatists who seek an …