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Old 11-04-2011, 05:24 PM   #874
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Well, looks like Nenshi is still waiting for the weather to take care of things.



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City must respect Occupy Calgary's right to protest, says Nenshi


During a press conference, Naheed Nenshi and top city officials said the country's top law explicitly protects political expression.

Police cannot arrest citizens for by-law infractions, such as camping in a public square.

Nenshi said the city could ticket and remove materials, but could not remove people from Olympic Plaza.

Negotiations with the police are ongoing.

About a dozen protesters have been camping in the park for more than two weeks. A second faction of Occupy Calgary that had set up a camp on St. Patrick's island annouced it would be shutting down its site on Monday.

More to come...
Evidently you may snub any by-law in the city as long as you claim it's a charter right to do so.
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