Opinion: Bubble-zone bill about suppressing 'wrong' opinions

Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman recently claimed that banning peaceful anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics is not “about” freedom of expression.  Yet she has also expressed confidence that her new law would withstand a constitutional challenge.
By speaking of a constitutional challenge, it seems that she knows that this new law tramples on free expression as protected by the Charter.
It’s not easy to make a case against peaceful expression on a public sidewa