Subhead:In March 2024, George Katerberg criticized government overreach during the pandemic on a billboard along Highway 17. He was forced to take down the sign for alleged hate, a claim walked back by Ontario Transport.#
Ontario resident George Katerberg has launched a legal challenge against the Ontario Ministry of Transportation for its ban on roadside billboards that contain social or political messaging. Represented by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), Katerberg believes the Ministry infringed on his freedom of expression when they ordered the removal of his billboard that criticized the government’s pandemic response.
In March 2024, Katerberg rented a billboard on Highway 17 near Thessalon, Ontario. It displayed portraits of health officials and political leaders, and two hammers behind a Canadian flag, referencing Pink Floyd’s 1979 album The Wall, as a critique of government overreach.
