The following statement was released today by Occupy Toronto:
Statement of Occupy Toronto
We the people of St.James Park: Occupy Toronto demand that the city of [enter City Name] uphold the 'Charter of Rights & Freedoms'.
Your suppression Section 2(c) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, of the people of [city] to peacefully assemble will not be tolerated.
You are also violating Criminal Code C46, Section 176:
Disturbing religious worship or certain meetings
(2) Every one who willfully disturbs or interrupts an assemblage of persons met for religious worship or for a moral, social or benevolent purpose is guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction.
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(3) Every one who, at or near a meeting referred to in subsection (2), willfully does anything that disturbs the order or solemnity of the meeting is guilty of an offense punishable on summary conviction.
We expect a reply.
@OccupyToronto
Occupy Toronto is asking people to do the following:
Call them, email them, tweet them. Let them know that it is NOT okay to violate the rights of Canadian citizens:
Victoria
Police Chief Constable
Jamie Graham
250-995-7217
jamie.graham@vicpd.ca
City Manager
Gail Stephens
250-361-0202
City Hall Email:
publicsrv@victoria.ca
Police Chief
Jim Chu
Non-emergency #: 604-717-3321
Police Switchboard: 604-717-3535
vpd@vpd.ca
Fire Chief
John McKearney
604-873-7000
vfrscommunications@vancouver.ca
Mayor
Gregor Robertson
604-873-7685
gregor.robertson@vancouver.ca
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