Insurance requirement for protest marches out of reach, P.E.I. peace organization says

Insurance requirement for protest marches out of reach, P.E.I. peace organization says

A P.E.I. organization that doesn't even have a bank account is calling on the City of Charlottetown to relent after it was told it needed $2 million in liability insurance to hold a march for peace.

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A P.E.I. organization that doesn’t even have a bank account is calling on the City of Charlottetown to relent after it was told it needed $2 million in liability insurance to hold a march for peace. Earlier this month, the Island Peace Committee was planning to hold a peace march and rally condemning violence in Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar.  Such events have been held for years, committee volunteers said, but this year a new requirement popped up.  …