Residents of Westlock, Alta., are set to vote on a bylaw Thursday that, if passed, would restrict the town from displaying certain flags and crosswalks in an effort to keep public spaces politically neutral.
A plebiscite over a neutrality bylaw, spurred by a door-to-door petition signed by more than 700 residents, was announced in November. The bylaw would ban crosswalks and flags supporting “political, social, or religious movements or commercial entities,” if approved.
All crosswalks could only be painted in the standard white-striped pattern, and the town would be also limited to flying only municipal, provincial and federal flags on public property.
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