Proposed law would create safe zone for drag shows, penalize offensive speech.

A proposed bill in Ontario, Canada would establish 100-meter "safety zones" around drag shows and other LGBTQ events, making harassment, intimidation, and "offensive remarks" punishable by fines up to $25,000. The bill would allow the attorney general of Ontario to temporarily designate locations throughout the province as "2SLGBTQI+ Community Safety Zones," and anyone guilty of "anti-2SLGBTQI+ harassment, intimidation and hate speech within 100 meters of the designated address could receive a provincial fine of up to $25,000." The bill has been criticized by some as a violation of free speech and the right to protest.