A London, Ont., woman wants to use an online petition to pressure city council into becoming the latest community in the province to ban hate symbols, such as Confederate flags, from flying within city limits.
The petition was launched in response to a CBC News report on Friday detailing reaction from members of the the Black community. They expressed discomfort and bewilderment about a Confederate battle flag flying atop a 10-metre pole on a rural property on Decker Drive, on the city’s southern rim, south of Highway 402.
Melissa Ng said her petition was inspired by Collingwood, Ont., city council, whose members voted unanimously last year to ban the
