Block Quote

Use a block quote to highlight a direct quotation with attribution.

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Criteria

• Can be used to highlight a quotation from a person or from a reliable source of information. For example, a quotation from the mayor, Municipal Code excerpts or Statistics Canada data.

• Must not include hyperlinks, bold, bullets, italics or headings.

• Must not be used as a section heading.

• Must not duplicate information found elsewhere on the page.

• The attribution must appear below the quotation, begin with a dash and use small font. See example above.