Religious Stalls/ Preaching Market Street

Is there anything that could be done to try and get these people removed from Market Street? e.g. A petition to the council etc?

If its not someone screaming down a microphone condemning you to hell its someone purposely airing there option on a controversial subjects hoping someone will bite so they can either capture it on camera or use it as justification to carry on. We've already had violence break out at busy periods due to this.

I was walking up Market Street recently with a friend who is fluent in Arabic and he said if people could understand what those Muslim stalls were blasting out on their speakers it could potentially cause issues and the Police would stop it if it was in English. How long is it before these ''content'' creators that are currently plaguing the City Centre cotton on to this and start causing trouble?

I've also witnessed aggression from the men at the large stall that sets up across the Tim Hortons. A women with a dog walked near them whilst they were taking up space and praying on the floor and one man who wasn't praying went absolutely ballistic at her and threatened her when she refused to move away as quick as he wanted

I personally think its creates a hostile environment in a space that already feels somewhat unsafe due to all the other issues

If they cant be totally removed from the City Centre can they be dumped somewhere irrelevant and out of the way?

Posted Aug 4, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC · locked

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