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Respectful Spaces Bylaw Survey

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The Survey

The survey will take approximately 3 minutes to complete and will be open until June 30, 2024.

Anonymity

Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. No personal information will be collected as part of this survey. The survey responses you provide will be combined with the responses of other survey participants and individual responses will not be identified.

Privacy

Your responses will be collected and analyzed for this engagement process only and will not be used for any other purpose. Your responses will remain anonymous. This collection is authorized under section 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (BC). If you have any questions about this data collection, contact legistlativeservices@cvrd.bc.ca or by phone at 250-746-2503. 

1.  

Which jurisdiction do you live in?

2.  

What is your age?

3.  

Do you own property within the boundaries of the Cowichan Region*?

*This includes within the boundaries of a CVRD Electoral Area or a member municipality (e.g. Municipality of North Cowichan, City of Duncan, Town of Ladysmith or Town of Lake Cowichan)
4.  

Do you support the intent of this bylaw?

5.  

Do you agree or disagree that a Respectful Spaces Bylaw should include language as per the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the BC Human Rights Code with respect to the protection of human rights*?

*Human rights include identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital or family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or class of person.
6.  

Do you agree or disagree that social disorder and nuisance behaviours in public spaces (such as: alcohol and substance use, abusive language, intimidation, weapons, violence, vandalism, open fires, etc.) should be prohibited and enforced through a Respectful Spaces Bylaw?

7.  

Do you agree or disagree that penalties should be issued in cases of repeated and/or serious non-compliance regarding a Respectful Spaces Bylaw? 

8.  

Do you agree or disagree that an appeal process should be part of a Respectful Spaces Bylaw regarding non-compliance and enforcement?