The Ontario NDP is planning to introduce a bill that would create safety zones around restaurants to keep anti-vaccine protesters farther away from staff and customers. On Saturday, more protesters gathered outside Agg's Bar Vendetta in the city's west end. "I've seen people leave, I've seen people stay for one drink and decide it's not, maybe, worth it," Sa'd told CBC News. But if restaurants are going to avoid losing business to protesters after suffering through successive pandemic lockdowns, Ford needs to impose safety zones too, said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. In a statement, Connie Osborne with the Toronto Police Service reiterated that "Everyone has the lawful right to peacefully protest."

Source: CBC News August 31, 2021 21:45 UTC