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Planned Parenthood Ottawa is criticizing the tweaks made to the City of Ottawa’s flag-raising policy, saying it’s offsetting gains made this week through a proposed “bubble zone” law in Ontario.
“There’s nothing here saying flags won’t be flown for issues that undermine human rights or that are politically divisive,” executive director Catherine Macnab said Friday.
City clerk and solicitor Rick O’Connor told council in a memo on Thursday afternoon that there will be a couple of changes to the flag-raising policy once the amended rules come into force on Monday.
According to changes in the new policy, flags will raised for groups and organizations whose mandates, programs or activities are directly related to the City of Ottawa through a funding agreement, or when flag raising would “correspond with relevant days of awareness, celebration, importance of commemoration or promotion, as recognized by the Ontario Provincial Government and/or Canadian Federal Government, or a ministry of department thereof.”
The new policy also adds a line that flags won’t be raised if the organization’s undertakings “are politically or religiously motivated or represent other individual conviction.”
There are no changes to the policy on official proclamations.
Mayor Jim Watson asked for a review of the policies after an Ottawa man was successful last May in getting the city to raise a National March for Life anti-abortion flag outside city hall. An instant backlash on social media and concerns raised by city councillors compelled the city to take the flag down by mid-afternoon.
Macnab criticized the city for being quiet about the policy change this week, rather than opening a proposal up to consultations.
“Maybe some people don’t want to court that kind of debate and discussion, but I just think it’s really important because city policy reflects all of us,” Macnab said.
The Citizen has asked the city if the policy changes would prevent the National March for Life flag from being raised at city hall.
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“There’s nothing here saying flags won’t be flown for issues that undermine human rights or that are politically divisive,” executive director Catherine Macnab said Friday.
City clerk and solicitor Rick O’Connor told council in a memo on Thursday afternoon that there will be a couple of changes to the flag-raising policy once the amended rules come into force on Monday.
According to changes in the new policy, flags will raised for groups and organizations whose mandates, programs or activities are directly related to the City of Ottawa through a funding agreement, or when flag raising would “correspond with relevant days of awareness, celebration, importance of commemoration or promotion, as recognized by the Ontario Provincial Government and/or Canadian Federal Government, or a ministry of department thereof.”
The new policy also adds a line that flags won’t be raised if the organization’s undertakings “are politically or religiously motivated or represent other individual conviction.”
There are no changes to the policy on official proclamations.
Mayor Jim Watson asked for a review of the policies after an Ottawa man was successful last May in getting the city to raise a National March for Life anti-abortion flag outside city hall. An instant backlash on social media and concerns raised by city councillors compelled the city to take the flag down by mid-afternoon.
Macnab criticized the city for being quiet about the policy change this week, rather than opening a proposal up to consultations.
“Maybe some people don’t want to court that kind of debate and discussion, but I just think it’s really important because city policy reflects all of us,” Macnab said.
The Citizen has asked the city if the policy changes would prevent the National March for Life flag from being raised at city hall.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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