This is wild af. I imagine it's deeply unhappy people who fulfill their need to feel powerful by calling bylaw on each other.
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This is so frustrating - there's actually legal precedent in Canada supporting naturalized gardens (Bell v. Toronto from the 90s), where the court ruled that natural gardens are protected as a form of expression, but municpalities still pull this crap all the time.
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Burlington, Ontario, since the author expects you to intuit or infer which Burlington they're talking about, since there are five in Canada and many more around the world.
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Reading the article makes it seem that that the bylaws officers are Karen's and it would be "easy to fix" if someone more climate conscious and educated replaced them. However, I wonder if this goes deeper like neighbors worried about resale value or something and bylaws offiers are scapegoat.
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Clueless bureaucrats, wow that is infuriating.
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Disgusting overreach by bylaw.
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