蒙特利尔市议会以35票赞成、25票反对的结果通过了一项新条例，禁止对警察和市政工作人员进行侮辱1。根据该条例规定，首次侮辱市政工作人员的居民将被罚款300至1000加元，后续违反行为最高可被罚款2000加元1。
这项条例面临来自多个反对派议员和民权组织的强烈质疑1。市议员卡拉·博瓦维指出条文存在定义模糊的问题，她表示"威胁可以被证明。冒犯性词汇是一种感受。一个人的感受因人而异。那么冒犯从哪里开始呢？允许的愤怒在哪里结束呢？文本没有说"1。市长索拉亚·马丁内斯·费拉达对条例的适用范围进行了澄清，指出"给中指不会给你开罚单"1。民权倡导者担忧该条例可能侵犯言论自由权利并存在执法歧视风险1。四个社区组织曾于9月17日致信市长表达关切1。在其他城市的实践中，魁北克城、拉瓦尔、朗基尔和舍布鲁克等地已实施类似条例，过去六年已发出数千张罚单1。
Montreal's city council has passed a bylaw that prohibits insulting police officers and municipal employees, with the measure approved by a vote of 35 in favor and 25 opposed 1. Under the new regulation, residents who insult municipal workers for the first time face fines ranging from CAD $300 to $1,000, with subsequent violations subject to penalties of up to CAD $2,000 1.
The bylaw has drawn criticism from opposition councillors and civil rights organizations who argue it lacks clear definitions, potentially infringes on freedom of expression, and creates risks of discriminatory enforcement 1. Councillor Carla Beauvais raised concerns about the vagueness of the ordinance, stating that "threats can be demonstrated. Offensive language is a feeling. One person's feeling differs from another's. So where does offense begin? Where does permitted anger end? The text does not say" 1. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada remarked that "giving the finger will not get you a ticket" 1. Four community organizations sent a letter to the mayor expressing concerns on September 17 1.
The bylaw follows similar measures already in place in other Quebec cities including Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil, and Sherbrooke, which have issued thousands of fines over the past six years 1.
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