Vancouver city councillors will discuss upgrading municipal noise bylaws in response to two men preaching anti-gay messages with a microphone and amplifier in the West End last summer. Morissette was injured on Aug. 22 in Vancouver's West End after confronting men amplifying anti-gay speech. Popat also worries that the bylaw could just as easily be used against protesters who use devices like megaphones at rallies. "I don't think the issue is with the amplification — the issue is promotion of hate," he said. Imtiaz Popat addresses a crowd of protesters last year, alleging Vancouver Police had failed to protect Vancouver's gay community from hate speech.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2021 13:52 UTC