Alberta Town Bans Non-Governmental Flags From Public Property to Avoid ‘Ideological Debates’

Alberta Town Bans Non-Governmental Flags From Public Property to Avoid ‘Ideological Debates’

An Alberta town has voted to ban decorative flags and crosswalks from town-owned property in an effort to keep municipal infrastructure “free from symbols associated with ideological debates.” The Town of Didsbury, roughly an hour north of Calgary, passed the public spaces neutrality bylaw at a town council meeting on March 24. The bylaw restricts the community to flying only official government flags on town property—including the town’s flag, …