Tuesday, 10 March 2015

‘Embarrassing’ new bylaw in Taber, Alberta outlaws swearing, restricts public assembly

‘Embarrassing’ new bylaw in Taber, Alberta outlaws swearing, restricts public assembly


With a sweeping new bylaw, the southern Alberta town of Taber has outlawed swearing in public, instituted a nightly curfew on kids and teenagers, and granted local law enforcement the power to break up any assemblies of three or more people. The new “Community Standards Bylaw” is clearly unconstitutional, said Lisa Lambert, a PhD candidate and instructor in political science at the University of Calgary, who lives in Coaldale, about 35 kilometres west of Taber.

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