Jan Maracewicz says he wanted to express his frustrations about the exorbitant costs of the World Cup this year. As he was carrying a sign at Exhibition Place commenting on FIFA’s "greed," the retiree was arrested and charged with trespassing.
He had been asked to leave the area. His right to opinion and protest is protected in Canada, but that doesn’t give us automatic rights to do so on private property. He was asked to leave the private property with his sign and didn’t. If he had protested from public land he would have been fine. So it’s not as bad as the headline sounds.
He had been asked to leave the area. His right to opinion and protest is protected in Canada, but that doesn’t give us automatic rights to do so on private property. He was asked to leave the private property with his sign and didn’t. If he had protested from public land he would have been fine. So it’s not as bad as the headline sounds.