Toronto approves controversial bubble zone law amid fierce debate

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:21 pm

In a heated council session, Toronto City Council approved a ‘bubble zone’ bylaw that restricts protests near schools, places of worship, and daycares. Critics decried the move as a backward step for free expression, while supporters claim it protects vulnerable communities—proving that even in Toronto, policy can be as bubbly as it is contentious.

theglobeandmail.com / Toronto city council debates controversial ‘bubble zone’ bylaw prohibiting protests near schools, religious institutions

Toronto is the latest Canadian city to wrestle with regulating protests in response to demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza

torontosun.com / LILLEY: Council passes watered-down bubble-zone bylaw amid fierce opposition

Schools, daycares, places of worship will now be protected from mobs looking to harass, intimidate

cp24.com/ / ‘A big step backwards for Toronto’: Councillor on passing of ‘bubble zone’ bylaw - CP24

‘A big step backwards for Toronto’: Councillor on passing of ‘bubble zone’ bylaw CP24

citynews.ca / Toronto City Council approves controversial ‘bubble zone’ bylaw

Toronto City Council has approved a controversial bylaw that restricts protests around places of worship, schools and daycares. Following a daylong contentious debate, councillors voted 16-9 in favour of the “bubble zone” bylaw, which is scheduled to take effect on July 2. Among a flurry of motions…

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