Civil liberties group challenges Vaughan’s controversial ‘bubble zone’ bylaw restricting protests

A civil liberties group has launched a legal challenge of a controversial “bubble zone” bylaw that prohibits protests near locations such as places of worship and schools, saying it marks a disturbing trend that seeks to stifle the democratic right to speak out.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which advocates for rights and freedoms, announced Tuesday it has launched a Charter challenge of the first such bylaw to take effect in Canada in Vaughan, a city of about 350,000 people north of Toronto.