Wed Mar 15, 2023 – 7:59 pm EDTWed Mar 15, 2023 – 8:17 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – Calgary City Council passed a new bylaw yesterday banning protesting against drag queen story times or other LGBTQ events at public facilities in an expedited process that did not include a usual committee and public consultation process.
In a 10-5 vote, Calgary City councillors approved a new “Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw” that would disallow “specified protests” both inside and outside all city-owned and affiliated public buildings.
This means protests by pastors or concerned parents against radical LGBTQ events at public buildings will be barred within a 100-meter buffer zone around city recreation centres and libraries.
Those who are found guilty of breaking the new rules could face fines of up to $10,000 one year in jail.
The bylaw was in effect immediately after it was passed.
The sudden introduction of the new “buffer” zone bylaw comes after Christian pastor Derek Reimer was jailed and charged for protesting a children’s drag queen story time at a public library over a week ago.
He was released from a Calgary jail last week after he decided to sign bail papers
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