Effective June 1, a $500 fine can be issued to those who commit “street harassment” under Calgary’s public behavior bylaws..Calgary city council unanimously passed the new bylaw that punishes street harassment Tuesday evening..“Harass” has been defined by the city as: “… to communicate with a person in a manner that could reasonably cause offence or humiliation, including conduct, comment, or actions that refers to the person’s race, religious beliefs, color,.disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and includes a sexual solicitation or advance.”.The bylaw allows perpetrators to be fined up to $500 and repeat offenders could see increased fines. .“It warms my heart to think that all of us actually understand that keeping Calgarians safe and feeling that they live in a welcoming city is a priority for them,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek said..Other public behavior bylaws address infractions like fighting in public, public urination and defecation, spitting, loitering and carrying a concealed knife..Those older punishable actions have much smaller penalties than the new offence, with fines of $50-$300 says the City of Calgary website..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
Effective June 1, a $500 fine can be issued to those who commit “street harassment” under Calgary’s public behavior bylaws..Calgary city council unanimously passed the new bylaw that punishes street harassment Tuesday evening..“Harass” has been defined by the city as: “… to communicate with a person in a manner that could reasonably cause offence or humiliation, including conduct, comment, or actions that refers to the person’s race, religious beliefs, color,.disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and includes a sexual solicitation or advance.”.The bylaw allows perpetrators to be fined up to $500 and repeat offenders could see increased fines. .“It warms my heart to think that all of us actually understand that keeping Calgarians safe and feeling that they live in a welcoming city is a priority for them,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek said..Other public behavior bylaws address infractions like fighting in public, public urination and defecation, spitting, loitering and carrying a concealed knife..Those older punishable actions have much smaller penalties than the new offence, with fines of $50-$300 says the City of Calgary website..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
