The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted the provincial government an injunction to stop persistent demonstrators’ months-long display of “hateful” anti-trans and COVID-19 denial signs on a North Vancouver highway overpass.
The court order came on Thursday after the group of about 20 demonstrators ignored multiple RCMP and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure requests to stop displaying signs on the Mountain Highway Overpass over Highway 1.
Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Thursday the signs compromised the safety of passing drivers and demonstrators themselves standing on the overpass.
“The hanging of banners from any highway overpass is not allowed under the Transportation Act,” a ministry spokesperson said in an emailed statement to CBC News on Saturday. “Safety is the
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