Quebec Town’s Bylaw Requires Kids to Collect Signatures to Play in the Street

School is almost out, summer heat is setting in and the children of a small Quebec town southwest of Montreal will soon be able to spend their days shooting hoops in the street—if they have filed the necessary paperwork. Last week, the municipality of Les Cèdres published a reminder to residents of a bylaw passed last September that authorizes free play zones on residential streets as long as children acquire the signatures of at least two-thirds of households on the street. “By applying for a free play zone, you increase the level of safety for the youth in your neighbourhood and allow them to play legally on the street,” the message reads....