Vaughan mayor proposes bylaw that prohibits protests within 100 metres of places of worship [Video]

Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca is calling on the city to approve a bylaw that would prohibit protests outside places of worship, schools, and child-care facilities that “incite hatred, intolerance and violence.”

Del Duca announced his proposal Monday morning following a number of “acts of intimidation” in the city over the last several weeks and months.

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“Last November, some of our residents had to contend with antisemitic graffiti at Chabad House of Maple. And then just a few days later, there was a bomb threat that was made against the Jaffari Community Centre,” he said at a news conference.

More recently, he said, the city has seen “large, ugly protests” play out near synagogues, schools and child-care centres in Thornhill, which he says are “deeply concerning” to residents.

Del Duca’s proposed bylaw would prohibit demonstrations within 100 metres of those spaces and anyone …