Residents in Westlock vote in favour of neutrality bylaw

In a close vote Thursday evening, residents voted in favour of the bylaw that will ban all flags other then Provincial, National, and Municipal ones. Crosswalks will also be required to revert back to white lines.

[@tinasmyth1942]

Yes, the government should be neutral.

[@paradoxi2649]

I had a glimmer of hope when I saw the video headline: residents vote in favour of neutrality bylaw. I thought GREAT! A neutral headline, perhaps CITYNEWS media is finally figuring out that neutrality is what we all want and expect. But alas, mere moments in, the 'reporter' reverts to type: '...voted in favour of BANNING pride flags and pride crosswalks' It's unfortunate, because no, the headline had it right: they voted IN FAVOUR OF NEUTRALITY. Not against anything or anyone. Until the corporate media get this figured out, they will remain inconsequential and on the verge of bankruptcy and utter irrelevance.

[@JustinJamesJeep]

​​@@paradoxi2649yeah its sad, my town (Norwich, Ontario) did this same thing but we had the cbc come in and write damming articles about norwich. People from london and the gta started coming to our town and being extremely disrespectful. One council member resigned, another ran away. Both voted differently on the situation but the cbc came in and undermined our democracy. We had a vote but they bullied our town so bad that there were gunshots fired at a house and many other acts of violence. Today our neutrality act no longer exists.

[@keylime6]

@@paradoxi2649 This is the most accurate title I've seen on a video covering this so far. All of the titles have been "Town bans pride flags" when in reality, it only applies to municipal property, and it applies to all non-governmental flags, not just the pride flag. We do not need different flags for different races, sexualities, or religions in our nation, for the Canadian flag represents ALL CANADIANS. The Canadian flag does not discriminate

[@jt8218]

I agree with this. You can fly your flag at home regardless who you sleep with.

[@karrenmorley6637]

So much for freedom

[@nastyvinylcunter1366]

​@@karrenmorley6637should just paint over it if it wasn't voted out, freedom right.

[@shannonpetryshyn183]

A big salute to the town of westlock

[@scottbuckley6578]

​@karrenmorley6637 most people don't need to go out and be reminded about sexuality

[@gilliesiut2332]

@@karrenmorley6637 This should be standard throughout government. Or should we start putting crosses up in classrooms and teaching them about god While putting murals of Jesus up in government buildings…

[@ZeroControl]

Voted out. That is Democracy working.

[@johnhill8046]

Here here thank goodness for democracy

[@NikolaJokerMVP15]

I thought democracy meant sending billions to Ukraine. 😂

[@URProductions]

If you don't vote the way the Left wants you to vote, that's called a "threat to democracy."

[@kyleaaron1971]

Mob rule. It was a very close vote though, a 50% plus one type of thing. This wasn't a threat to anyone. Showing acceptance of others is a good thing, except to bigots who couldn't handle this simple and unharmful gesture, because they feel insecure about themselves.

[@ZeroControl]

@@kyleaaron1971 It is always 50% dont figure?

[@freddexta3363]

We already have flags of inclusion, it's called the Canadian flag and the Alberta flag and they include every Canadian citizen and every Alberta citizen. Anything else is divisive. Good call Westlock!

[@john15008]

Please explain how a Pride flag is divisive.

[@MARYBOORMAN]

EXACTLY! :-)

[@wqv5423ln]

​@@john15008because it's highly offensive to peoole who have morals.

[@arkryder1421]

​@john15008 because it delibrately elevates certain groups of people over others. Which is the exact opposite of inclusive seeing as the only way you can elevate certain groups is to exclude other groups. Best to just have everyone under 1 common flag.

[@robk5427]

​@@john15008Do I get to waste your tax dollars demanding that the government paints things I like on public property to celebrate me?

[@JJUnohu]

Good for them!!

[@maceycook3794]

Great work westlock, a small win against wokeness🥰

[@catgir5x]

Guess your stocked up on Red Pills🤣😂

[@donnadesmoulin1146]

Great work westlock a small win for hatred.

[@gilliesiut2332]

This should be standard throughout government. Or should we start putting crosses up in classrooms and teaching them about god While putting murals of Jesus up in government buildings…

[@tbl268]

​@@donnadesmoulin1146 Cry about it

[@vanderhoof741]

The priorities of you people are bizarre.

[@bluesky6956]

I agree with the vote. What makes pride people so dame more special over every other Canadians? Why do they get so much special treatment over other Canadian's.?

[@user-cu4pe7hz6i]

We all pay taxes . It's all of our town . It's getting ridiculous all these demands .

[@gilliesiut2332]

@@davemcd9077very intelligent comment.

[@syro666]

demands like having a cross walk painted?? HUGE demands

[@user-cu4pe7hz6i]

@@syro666 at who's expense ? You think painting crosswalks is a priority. It never ends what's the next demand .

[@MrUranium238]

@@syro666 Your ideology is evil

[@Makeitblue127]

Nonsense should never have reached this point in the first place

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

Way to go Westlock. Thank you for some sanity.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

@@elliotjordan2326 Ya lets destroy everything good because we don't want the crazies to wreck our communities.

[@brucesinclair9628]

@@elliotjordan2326 Read the by-law you donkey, then start saying this in every spot you can possibly reply in. So tired of seeing the uneducated trying to be relevent/WOKE. Took me all of 10-15 minutes to find it and it is very specific...

[@elliotjordan2326]

@@lawrencehalpin6611 you sound like the crazy you are complaining about

[@camfuinrules]

@@elliotjordan2326 are you an idiot bot who just says the same thing in every comment??????? i d i o t

[@linejumper8204]

Awesome, more of this sanity please.

[@ccr8392]

That's great. The rest of Canada should follow, especially Toronto.

[@thinkfaster6451]

FINALLY giving their heads a shake and waking up. NOW get back to work. Enough of this BS.

[@elliotjordan2326]

So you are an expert in giving head?

[@ENTHUSIASTICFIFAFAN]

I am hopeful that things finally coming back to normal. Slow but surely

[@URProductions]

I hope things come back to better than normal.

[@robk5427]

I have always supported full and equal rights for all, long before it became easier to do so than to not. What's happening now, is mandatory celebration enforced by the government. Not only that, but selective application of the law. It's wrong and it has to stop.

[@joshb2812]

Said perfectly!!!! Preach!!!!

[@paulaubin510]

Why is the mainstream media not covering a story in the greater Toronto area. This involves a 52-year-old man competing in 13-year-old swimming competitions and sharing the same change room. This has been going on repetitively over the last few months. There was a 911 call made and the Toronto police department ignored the fact that this was going on. Let's cover 2 schools 1 by the name of Seneca college. The volleyball team for women has trans genderman playing on it and the women sitting on the benches. One of the women's players had to go to the hospital for concussion after a transgender spiked the ball. Why would the school protect and allow this where is the true women's rights.

[@stevefyke8640]

The tipping point is coming

[@blk123]

I wish our town would do this. We have a rainbow crosswalk and it cost taxpayers $25000.00. It has been vandalized several times so clearly it is not wanted.

[@grumpyoldbugger]

If your thoughts don't matter, you've elected the wrong people.

[@GordoGambler]

Millet? Wetaskiwin? Leduc? Yah the buggers are all over.

[@vanderhoof741]

Wait til you find out how much you paid for your idiot premier's trip to Qatar lol

[@sturggaming6759]

Throwing paint on a crosswalk costs 25k lol...

[@lynnewilliams542]

not to mention that how do we know it is a crosswalk and not just a rainbow on the road? crosswalks are white stripe the world over

[@FreIsFreaky]

Hurray fairness. No more forced placing of one group above others, isn't that what equality is really about?

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@saxonthegermanshepherd2809]

@@elliotjordan2326 Islam is right

[@camfuinrules]

@@elliotjordan2326 are you an idiot bot who just says the same thing in every comment??????? i d i o t

[@starzba6291]

The only flag that should be flow in this country is the Canadian flag 🇨🇦. Nothing else

[@devinhall1631]

You don’t support your province or union?

[@junkjason116]

100% agreed

[@NikolaJokerMVP15]

Many Canadians have more respect for these flags 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 than this one 🇨🇦, which is sad.

[@joshb2812]

Well, that’s debatable. I wouldn’t be “proud” to fly that either 🤣

[@JustinJamesJeep]

​@@NikolaJokerMVP15 leave Ukraine out of this, russian bot

[@megandrynan6080]

I agree with this. I dont care if someone wants to fly a rainbow flag on their own property, but when its in your face constantly, it gets kind of annoying. I was on my way to Calgary last summer, and there was a massive billboard that said "CELEBRATE PRIDE." So yeah, its being pushed on people a lot.

[@9inchardox927]

Im not celebrating abhorent behavior.

[@megandrynan6080]

@@9inchardox927 yeah I don't celebrate it either. I'm neutral about LGBTQ stuff. I just don't think about it much.

[@bridgetcarrancho846]

There's more support for an individual's sexuality than there is for our military.

[@WowRixter]

Crosswalks and govt buildings don't need to virtue signal. That Mayor and Council need to go

[@scottp6218]

Exactly right. The mayor has made it very clear that he speaks for special interests and not the town as a whole. He and his woke counsel need to go.

[@Thankyou_3]

Get rid of that Mayor, he looks woke. God bless the people of Westlock.

[@GordoGambler]

Is there one NOT woke??

[@elliotjordan2326]

​@@GordoGamblerWe need to do the same with religious and christian symbols. If government agencies are nuetral they cant be christian either.

[@Thankyou_3]

@@elliotjordan2326I am a Christian and read the Bible every day…all those religious symbols, cross, Christmas, Santa Claus are not in the Bible. It came from Rome who worshipped pagan. Essentially, the problems we have here in this day and time are all derived from the Catholic churches or spin of it like Anglican, Methodist or etc. True Christian believers are a small minority in this world. Going back to the point, in the book of Genesis, God created man and woman. Only two - male and female.

[@camfuinrules]

@@elliotjordan2326 are you an idiot bot who just says the same thing in every comment??????? i d i o t

[@lordphaton]

@@elliotjordan2326 Great job missing the point of all this. All your comment shows is that you watch so much television that you assume all religions are evil, and that everything the man on the tv says is true. Go experience reality.

[@briankroger7879]

Its about time. Equal treatment doesnt mean special treatment.

[@brandonwilson6119]

Right on

[@eldonbogs]

Bravo for common sense 👏 now let's hope the rest of Canada follows suit!

[@gormenfreeman499]

The point of a crosswalk is to create a silhouette of a pedestrian. Its creates negative space for a pedestrian to be visible. Just plain white is the best color for public safety.

[@jackiepaper101]

I'm sure you're very concerned about public safety.

[@user-ck6uw4rn8n]

​@@jackiepaper101Obviously you aren't. Maybe we should change the traffic lights to non binary? Let them be whatever they want to be. Why should I have to use the left signal to turn left? Maybe I'm feeling right but actually I'm turning left.😅

[@gilliesiut2332]

@@jackiepaper101it’s known that these solid painted surfaces are far more slippery than the bare asphalt especially when wet. It increases stopping distance and on a cross walk a extra foot can the difference between hitting someone or not. This also should be standard throughout government. Or should we start putting crosses up in classrooms and teaching them about god While putting murals of Jesus up in government buildings… we made certain separations for a reason and there’s a reason the country is now more divided than ever

[@isaacbruno6666]

I was going to walk around it

[@gormenfreeman499]

Its easier to see objects against with a white background.

[@Timberland1963]

Good. I totally agree. Time for government to get back to the things that matter.

[@LifeWideOpen780]

Good work westlock!!!!

[@bruceinsley3247]

I am so proud of this small Albertan town!!! I will make a point of visiting there soon. I didn't know we got yo vote on This??? I think all towns and cities should have to allow a vote... starting with Gaycouver, British Columbia!!

[@briansteele5049]

Now for the rest of the province to follow suit and end the madness

[@draganjerinic8384]

Finally. Great work

[@EverettWilder-wr3xh]

Great news!

[@ytwatcher6020]

Excellent! Common sense and sanity prevails.

[@Dom.Perignon123]

More cities/municipalities should adopt this. If we're all equal, then no one group gets special treatment/privileges. Respect the Canadian flag. Any depiction other than official should come with penalties.

[@SAL-se4ki]

Good for Westlock! Hopefully the rest of the country will come to its senses!!!

[@warrendowd709]

time for common sense. And say no to the woke totalitarian crowd.

[@bw6078]

Finally and slowly maybe the rest of Canada will wake up. The quiet majority needs to stand.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We need to do the same with religious and christian symbols. If government agencies are nuetral they cant be christian either.

[@gcc8584]

What government agencies display religious symbols?

[@bw6078]

You need to take a history lesson@@elliotjordan2326

[@elliotjordan2326]

@@gcc8584 city hall buildings have nativity scenes on their lawns in every city

[@JustinJamesJeep]

​@@elliotjordan2326what are you on? 😂 Ive never seen a nativity scene on any government building in all of Canada

[@ryanhill8567]

this is how democracy works - we should vote on all issues nationwide - things shouldn't be just decided for the masses by the government

[@jt2988]

This should be all of canada!!!!

[@andyroo7206]

Equality & neutrality. Plain and simple. It's now streets for everyone.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We need to do the same with religious and christian symbols. If government agencies are nuetral they cant be christian either.

[@leecrumble3921]

@jordan2326 You got issues, relax go enjoy life! I don't think I've ever seen a crosswalk painted with christian crosses.

[@jonthomson222]

@@elliotjordan2326 agreed, no alphabet cult stuff... no church stuff, get rid of all that and just make roads/other utility's the government enforcing opinions helps no one

[@elliotjordan2326]

@@jonthomson222 I lived in a rural town in North Ontario and they had the same laws. No big deal. But city hall was to small to accommodate events so it made sense to have group and public celebrations off government property

[@kingpin3582]

AMEN AMEN AMEN GOOD JOB. iDEOLIGY, STOP PUTTING THING ON PEOPLE WHO DONT APPROVE IT.

[@shawngervais2158]

It’s about time

[@catherinechiara3914]

Yes let's be " Loud and Proud" to fly our Canadian Flag which is a symbol of a people united sea to sea. You can fly whatever flag you wish on your own property and you can paint whatever on your own driveway. Well done citizens!!!

[@esl39]

Well done! Sidewalks aren’t a kindergarten project.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@brucie7350]

Elliot, you should really get off the computer and get a life. You've spammed the same thing on about 90% of the comments.

[@elliotjordan2326]

@@brucie7350 freedom of speech. Look it up.

[@elliotjordan2326]

@@scarletg945 that was 3 weeks ago. You have nothing better to do than reply to a 3 week old message?

[@seanphoenix8049]

I hope this council is fired next election..... Put up whatever in your house or business.....

[@gilliesiut2332]

Who said you can’t fly it at your business. You don’t own the government…

[@xzhou]

Toronto should do the same.

[@rejeanbarrette3996]

Why were they ALLOWED TO DEFACE THE SIDEWALKS TO START WITH?

[@isaacbruno6666]

Since the dawn of time.

[@travisengland7097]

Thank you. It's a huge waste of public law.

[@ianhowes8141]

Glad there is common sense in one canadian community!

[@isaacbruno6666]

I'm happy to hear Westlock has backbone

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@fraz2983]

Well done Westlock.

[@lourdesdossantos6492]

Great job community of Westlock, keep the driveways cleaned!

[@user-gg5wv6pt3i]

Thank you Alberta. Finally ending discrimination. Crosswalks are for all people. Free are crosswalks.❤👍🛡

[@lourdesdossantos6492]

GREAT NEWS, great job well done citizen's of WESTLOCK!

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@saxonthegermanshepherd2809]

@@elliotjordan2326 I’ll tell you one place where you can’t push this white garbage, at your local mosque

[@alexiapucci4482]

Gov property should be neutral, imagine the reaction painting, for example, an islamic symbol etc on gov property. Do what you want on private property.

[@merrilllewis4363]

Well done…👏👏

[@warwolf88]

about time someone stood up to these people

[@gavinadams2690]

Bravo westlock 😊

[@Richiesrant]

This is a major victory for common sense. Political cults, ideologies and agendas should not be displayed all over government buildings and sidewalks.

[@tacoutdoors5085]

Please love who you want .. You don't need to broadcast everything you don't see hedro flags or parade's go about your like the rest of us !!

[@pspboy7]

That mayor should be more concerned with caring for all his citizens, not just a small part of it.

[@matthewslack9090]

The alphabet community isn’t a community, they’re part of our community. They don’t need to be differentiated from the rest of us with rainbow flags and crosswalks. They are us. It’s time they knew that too and came back into the fold.

[@matthewslack9090]

Good! This is a victory!

[@ramit439]

Good choice. Stay strong in the face of pride rage should it come ur way.

[@chuckcrawley5777]

GOOD!!!

[@jimbiggs2461]

Hooray Westlock residents that forced the vote! Boohoo to the alphabet soup group! I hope we see more and more of this across Canada.😜

[@conservativepineapples6203]

This is how it should be done everywhere!

[@isaacbruno6666]

Hear, hear. Here,here.

[@nephilimshammer9567]

Awesome

[@ThroughYeshuaislife]

Okay Regina, lets get on this. We must do this here.

[@lailaansari7293]

Thank heavens, stop all this madness, let's concentrate on what's important to ALL CITIZENS, each to his own..but in PRIVATE, the commonality is for us ALL, not just groups of individuals...fix homelessness, food deprivation etc....fix society not make divisive decisions!!!!!

[@ADF366]

Why was govt wasting ppl's tax money on this or anything that isn't a necessity? Every council is short on budget. Let ppl do community on their private dime

[@nephilimshammer9567]

This is an issue for some. And it looks like alot it was mostly voted YES

[@elliotjordan2326]

Why does the gov spend on Christmas decorations???? We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@notmuchtoit705]

When I was in high school (graduated in 2016) it was simply known as LGBT. No idea why more letters and numbers need to be added to it. I am not right wing by any means but even I find some of these people to be a bit troubling for a lack of better terms.

[@isaacbruno6666]

In my day, it was called...Gender Identity Disorder

[@stevefyke8640]

Somehow a delusional person got their PhD and other delusional people listened to their delusional rhetoric. Strange how convicted felons can get their PhD in prison and delusional people can become doctors and instruct other delusional people how to be more delusional. It's a sick new world we are living in

[@giggle1971]

And that there is no cohesion within the letter group. A lot of LBG’s say the TQA’s don’t represent them. Basically, they want a divorce

[@notmuchtoit705]

@@giggle1971 exactly the TQA's need to make their own community.

[@Thankyou_3]

I am moving to Westlock

[@isaacbruno6666]

Me too.

[@anthonycyr9657]

I 100% agree, enough is enough, let get back to real issues.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We can't have Christmas decorations on the street either if the town and city hall are to be 'neutral'!

[@anthonycyr9657]

Get a grip, it about the far lefts in your face attitudes that are causing epic resentment hense the pushback.

[@camfuinrules]

@@elliotjordan2326 are you an idiot bot who just says the same thing in every comment??????? i d i o t

[@The_Duke_2002]

@@elliotjordan2326Spam bot has posted this at least five times already.

[@hackman1616]

Nice!

[@greyskullmcbeef4901]

Why would they vote to make it illegal to fly metis and first nations flags on city property?

[@paulm4172]

Time for all municipalities to follow suit.

[@Marcus-ss4gn]

Who does this mayor represent if not the citizens? How can he be upset with people's votes and democracy?

[@richardjurgens4511]

Mostly because most politicians are pushing the alpabet agenda

[@stevehansen6552]

The city must be neural to be fair to all and crosswalks are for public safety not radical ideologies.

[@mickeyandres2651]

I’m sure this small town will now suffer the rage of the rainbow instead of accepting an honest vote determined by the majority.

[@freddexta3363]

Oh yes..doubtful they will care though.

[@robk5427]

You know it. Activists are more active than people raising children. They've got way more time on their hands.

[@animateddepression]

it's at the end of a highway to nowhere. They're likely safe.

[@isaacbruno6666]

Here, here ❎️

[@JustinJamesJeep]

Exactly what happend in my town when we voted for neutrality

[@user-zy6nv1og9u]

A move in the right direction.

[@Canadianwitheyeswideopen]

The reason why crosswalks, and curbs, are painted white or amber was developed for members of the CNIB (Canadian National Institute of the Blind) because those two colours are the most visibility to those who are partially blind and aids them in crossing an intersection safely. If you want a rainbow to walk over, paint your walk or driveway at home.

[@davekiernan812]

Yes i totally agree that no other flags or pathways should not be on any taxpayers buildings or roads. Taxpayers pay for all this period. Council should be all fired for allowing it in the first place

[@ijsk7930]

This is the best thing I’ve heard in a long time. Not often a government gets it right.

[@ijsk7930]

Yes but they actually listen to the people. Changes are coming for the better.

[@richardjurgens4511]

Did you catch the part where themayor and most councillors did not support the motion? It was a private citizens action.... I approve this change. Not that anyone cares.

[@ijsk7930]

@@richardjurgens4511 yeah I did, trust me my praise for the government is about as minimal as it gets, I guess I’m just more surprised that they gave into what the “people” want, I hope more administration can follow suit.

[@richardjurgens4511]

@@ijsk7930 exactly

[@thelaid-backlad-kj8ey]

What am I expected to support? Some people not being comfortable in their body? How is it my problem?

[@doug6784]

It was a close vote. In the end roughly 15% of the population took the time or had the interest to vote in support of continuing to waste paint. Actually much higher than I would have expected for a rural Alberta community. Seems the whole clan of alphabet's forgot that equal means equal.

[@freddexta3363]

Enough of us finally took the time to go and have our opinion heard where it counts. It's usually the more radical side pushing these social engineering experiments that are highly motivated to go and vote, the rest of us don't agree with their agenda but we generally can't be bothered to take the time and stand up against it by voting, until it's too late and then we sit and complain. Looks like enough citizens were finally pushed too far.

[@donnadesmoulin1146]

Everyone is equal in the eyes of god westlock, or do you not believe in god in westlock, let me guess, bunch of Satan worshipers right.

[@siegessaule]

That's what happens when normies show up and vote. This will be overturned in a few months once the buzz dies down because some tranny "doesn't feel safe" without the crosswalks.

[@elliotjordan2326]

We need to do the same with religious and christian symbols. If government agencies are nuetral they cant be christian either.

[@doug6784]

@@elliotjordan2326 Christians have a flag? What other symbols have you seen in government buildings? I'm guessing nothing you can specifically mention but whatever.

[@MrVukovic]

That dude in the interview is a G. Speaking his mind open and freely without hate. It’s common sense that a government should remain neutral and focus on core issues in running a nation and leave the social side to us, the people.

[@benstilgar178]

good

[@christopherhancock1723]

If these people are so secure in their identities, why would they need to plaster it all over town to affirm it for themselves?

[@kylejensen7024]

I'm from BC. I demand everyone here in Alberta fly the BC flag because I'm loud and proud about it! And I o belong! ... it's ridiculous!

[@nerther7625]

Good for you citizens of Westlock, there should be more cities and towns doing this.

[@user-hg1lz9qp6n]

That’s a community I would move to.

[@theGiantAngryRobot]

I'm shocked to see democracy still in effect in this country.

[@bronco5323]

I just started loving Alberta

[@anthonycyr9657]

In my opinion, this will start a trend.

[@thomaseusebio7724]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!

[@julieorourke9897]

Well done

[@keylime6]

The Canadian flag doesn't discriminate. It represents people of all races, sexualities, and religions

[@robbiecoomer4790]

Good for this town . They need to keep that to them and leave people out of it .