Calgary city council has updated a bylaw and brought in another to address escalating protests at drag events.
The changes, which were debated Tuesday at a regular council meeting, include adding the word “intimidation” to the existing public behaviour bylaw.
The new law, called the Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw, will immediately prohibit protests within 100 metres of an entrance to a recreation facility or library.
“I am incredibly encouraged that we move forward with this in order to protect individuals wishing to access places that should be safe,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek told reporters following the vote.
“There’s no banning of protests. It is
