Should Anti-Vax Protests Be Illegal?

Public protests against vaccine policies in front of hospitals and schools have been the object of much attention and concern. On Thursday September 23rd, the Quebec government unanimously adopted into law a bill to ban anti-vaccine protests near hospitals, schools, daycares as well as COVID-19 immunization and testing clinics. The special law forbids all protests related to the pandemic within 50 meters of the above-listed establishments. In this regard a Leger poll for the Association for Canadian Studies (September 24-26, 2021) reveals that some two in three Quebecer and other Canadians believe support such legislation as they believe that anti Vax protests in front of health and educational institutions should be illegal.