TORONTO — An Ontario judge has struck down sections of the province’s panhandling law as unconstitutional, including parts that ban asking people for money while intoxicated or while they are waiting to use an ATM.

The case was launched in 2017 by the Fair Change legal clinic against the Safe Streets Act, the second constitutional challenge against the law that has been in force since 2000.

The judge upheld a ban on walking onto a street to ask drivers for money, but struck down other ways the law defined soliciting a 'captive audience'{ai:summary}<p>Ontario judge rules against panhandling law, deeming certain sections unconstitutional due to violation of rights. Challenge brought forth by Fair Change legal clinic. #society</p>

Parts of Ontario panhandling law unconstitutional, violate freedom of expression: court ruling

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