It’s axiomatic that the right to peaceful protest is a cornerstone of any democracy. That said, the right is not unlimited.

Legitimate protest crosses the line to bullying and harassment when it targets children in schools and daycares, or when people are blocked from going about their legitimate business or to their place of worship. The same holds for those who target politicians or public figures at their private residences.

We may not agree with the policies of Industry Minister Melanie Joly. We certainly did not applaud her decision to be pictured arm-in-arm with Mahmoud Abbas, the antisemitic president-for-life of the Palestinian Authority.

This week, a group protesting the Liberal government’s policy on Gaza chose to hold a demonstration outside Joly’s home.

Protesters chanted,

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