nightclubs, bars and pubs in his ward, and has tried unsuccessfully to get some of the area's bus shelters removed, saying that drug dealers and panhandlers use them. Anti-noise by-law In February 2010, Bédard proposed a by-law to city council which would allow the city to fine people $300 for engaging "in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language" or becoming "a nuisance to the general public using the highway or to adjacent property owners". The proposed by-law is aimed specifically at the Byward Market which is within Bédard's ward. The proposed by-law came under attack by the Ottawa Panhandlers Union, whose spokesman say the proposed by-law is unconstitutional. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association also opposed the proposed by-law. References External links Official site City hall page Carleton University alumni Franco-Ontarian people Living people Ottawa city councillors 1940s births