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Montreal city council to debate bylaw banning insults against municipal employees

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Montreal city council is preparing to debate a proposed bylaw that would prohibit residents from insulting municipal employees, potentially leading to fines ranging from $300 to $2,000 for repeated offenses. The draft legislation aims to prevent insults, harassment, threats, abuse, intimidation, and offensive behavior towards city staff, with provisions allowing employees to deny services to individuals who behave aggressively. Similar bylaws are already in place in other Quebec cities like Quebec City and Laval, where thousands of fines have been issued over the past six years according to The Canadian Press.

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Montreal city council adopted a bylaw on November 7, 2023, banning people from insulting police officers and other municipal employees. Residents who insult city staff can face fines between $300 and $1,000 for a first offense, with subsequent offenses resulting in higher fines up to $2,000. The debate over the bylaw lasted over half an hour, with 35 councilors voting in favor and 25 against it. Other municipalities in Quebec, including Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil, and Sherbrooke, already have similar bylaws in place, which have resulted in thousands of fines issued over the past six years. However, lawyers and civil rights groups are concerned that such regulations could potentially infringe upon constitutional freedom of expression rights.

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Get daily National news The draft bylaw’s current wording would ban insults, harassment, threats, abuse, and intimidation, as well as offensive and aggressive behaviour.

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🔮 Montreal city council is set to debate a proposed bylaw this week that could ban people from insulting municipal employees, including police officers.

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Montreal city council is set to debate a proposed bylaw this week that could ban people from insulting municipal employees, including police officers. uncertain

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If adopted, residents who insult city staff can face fines between $300 and $1,000 for a first offence. asserted

who → adopt → offence

Subsequent offences could result in fines up to $2,000. uncertain

offences → result → fines

Get daily National news The draft bylaw’s current wording would ban insults, harassment, threats, abuse, and intimidation, as well as offensive and aggressive behaviour. asserted

wording → get → insults

It also includes provisions saying city employees could refuse to provide services to someone who misbehaves. uncertain

who → include → someone

Other municipalities in the province, including Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil, and Sherbrooke, have similar bylaws in place. asserted

municipalities → include → place

The Canadian Press reported in June that some of these Quebec municipalities have issued thousands of these fines over the past six years. asserted

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City council has two meetings scheduled early this week. asserted

council → have → meetings