Peaceful protests are allowed on public and private property

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Céline Dostaler

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Protests are allowed on both public and private property provided that they remain peaceful. In Ottawa, if the people taking part in the truckers’ protest had just peacefully blocked Wellington Street for a day then went home, there would have been no need for police intervention. However, the right to protest ends when the actions of participants become a threat to law and order. To read more, click here.

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