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New report slams municipal anti-protest “bubble zones”

A new report by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute lays out how “bubble zone” laws are being used to suppress political dissent on contentious topics like gender identity and abortion.

Walid Tamtam
Jul 30, 2025
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A new report by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute lays out how “bubble zone” laws are being used to suppress political dissent on contentious topics like gender identity, abortion and the Israel-Palestine conflict in the years following the Freedom Convoy.

Municipal bylaws in the Greater Toronto Area and Calgary have expanded what they call “protest-free” perimeters around schools, places of worship, clinics and libraries, often at the request of institutions seeking to prevent demonstrations outside their buildings.

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