Yet advertising isn't necessarily speech, and nothing says it should be part of democracy. For example: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-refuses-to-he

Yet advertising isn't necessarily speech, and nothing says it should be part of democracy. For example: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-appeal-of-plateau-mont-royal-billboard-ban-1.4928917 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-ap... Billboards advocated that they had the right to free speech. A provincial court agreed that they were visual pollution and subject to restrictions. The judgment was upheld. Advertisers abused their privileges and people are fighting back.