Insurance requirement for protest marches out of reach, P.E.I. peace organization says [Video]

A P.E.I. organization that doesn’t even have a bank account is calling on the City of Charlottetown to relent after it was told it needed $2 million in liability insurance to hold a march for peace.

Earlier this month, the Island Peace Committee was planning to hold a peace march and rally condemning violence in Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar. 

Such events have been held for years, committee volunteers said, but this year a new requirement popped up. 

“City police told us that we needed a $2-million insurance policy to take to the streets of Charlottetown,” said Marian White, a member of the Island Peace Committee. “We assumed it was a misunderstanding. But the police were firm on that.” 

The Island Peace Committee has been holding rallies and marches for a long time. But this year, Charlottetown Police Services told the organization that in order to do so, it needs to …