Author of the article: Norman De Bono
Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 2 minute read •
The owner of the Ale House on Dundas Street in downtown London often use its sign to express its opinion. One that referenced the "China virus" drew community backlash, and was replaced Thursday by this one, which included the same phrase. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
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Police erred in not charging a downtown London bar owner for signage some call divisive and even racist, one legal activist says.
Sam Trosow, a Western University law professor, said he believes the signs outside Dundas Street’s Ale House – which called COVID-19 the “China virus,” sparking intense public criticism – may violate Canada’s hate-speech laws.