Toronto City Council has approved a controversial bylaw that restricts protests around places of worship, schools and daycares.

Following a daylong contentious debate, councillors voted 16-9 in favour of the “bubble zone” bylaw, which is scheduled to take effect on July 2.

Among a flurry of motions that were passed is one that expands the buffer zone around these places from 20 to 50 metres while also extending how long these buffer zones remain in place to one year.

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