TORONTO, ON: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is pleased to see that its advocacy has resulted in the suspension of an unconstitutional bylaw in the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The new bylaw would have restricted the right of residents of the town to display election signs on private and…
(By CCF Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn and CTF Atlantic Director Paige MacPherson) Yarmouth town council recently enacted a self-serving bylaw that protects them from political competition. The municipal ordinance, passed on July 9, prohibits citizens from putting up election signs on their own property during federal, provincial and municipal…
TORONTO, ON: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is calling on Yarmouth Town Council to immediately repeal a recently enacted bylaw that prohibits the display of federal, provincial and municipal election signs on private property. “The Yarmouth sign bylaw is undemocratic and unconstitutional. The sign bylaw goes against a long line…
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