CAQ government tables bill to outlaw protests within 50m of schools, hospitals and vaccination sites
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People who protest near places such as schools, health-care facilities and COVID-19 vaccination sites could face thousands of dollars in fines, after the Coalition Avenir Québec government tabled a special bill on Thursday morning.
The bill, which is called Bill 105, would outlaw protests within 50 metres of schools, daycares, hospitals, clinics, COVID-19 vaccination sites and testing centres.
The proposed legislation would apply to mobile clinics as well.
It is a direct response to recent anti-vaccine protests that have taken place just outside schools and hospitals.
It would also make it illegal to "organize or incite anyone to organize" the kind of demonstration that is outlined in the bill.
If Bill 105 becomes provincial law, people who take part in these kinds of protests or help organize them would be subject to fines ranging from $1,000 to $6,000.
The penalties double for someone who "threatens or intimidates a person who is going to, trying to access or leaving" the places mentioned in the bill. In those cases, a fine would range from $2,000 to $12,000.
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