The Metropolis of Abbotsford in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley says it is not going to concern a allow for a live performance by Sean Feucht, turning into the newest Canadian cancellation for the American Christian musician who’s outspoken within the Make America Nice Once more motion.
The town stated in a press release that the allow for a proposed Aug. 24 present at Mill Lake Park is being denied due to the potential for protesters and counter-protesters.
BC Conservative legislator Heather Maahs, who represents Chilliwack North, says on social media platform X that Abbotsford’s resolution “undermines the rules of an open, democratic society.”
Maahs says the cancellation raises “severe considerations” about freedom of expression, faith and peaceable meeting.
Feucht ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for Congress in 2020 and has been criticized for remarks on the LGBTQ+ group and abortion.
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Six of his live shows in Central and Jap Canada have been cancelled final week.
“Given the current publicity surrounding the proposed occasion, the town believes that the occasion may probably appeal to important numbers of protesters and counter-protesters along with attendees,” the Metropolis of Abbotsford says within the assertion.
“These elements, amongst others, make the group security concerns of the proposed occasion extraordinarily tough to mitigate, and the town discovered that no allow situations may adequately handle the potential dangers to the general public.”
Feucht criticized the cancellation on X.
“You possibly can now not name Abbotsford the ‘Bible Belt’ of B.C. once they cancel outside worship to Jesus,” Feucht says within the publish.
Feucht can also be because of play in West Kelowna on Aug. 23, and the town stated earlier this week that it was reviewing security and safety plans for the personal reserving and there have been “elevated considerations” concerning the live performance.
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