{"id":8810,"date":"2023-06-23T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8810"},"modified":"2023-06-24T23:44:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:44:56","slug":"successful-freedom-protest-at-kelowna-city-hall-against-attempts-to-ban-freedom-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=8810","title":{"rendered":"Successful Freedom Protest At Kelowna City Hall Against Attempts to Ban Freedom Rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearbc.org?ns_url=12G&amp;mid=213493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to read in browser&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/F758nB4KAqclTPxlTCZ1m39j7XC4qShnikoZVBiwb8V32dxi_US4lZq-WLF9ouZsJhIfBqktNJLetozgXnltbGQ3UiCvyH7eMMrwV6sMbLnegGXPIWDmFXwb5n4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/clear-22-Dec-6-480x217.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rally&#8217;s and Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Kelowna Protest Success!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One could not have asked for a better day. The rain stopped and the sun even came out shortly before 2:00 at the start of the rally today. About 200 freedom loving people from all over B.C. joined us in not only opposing the Petition by the City of Kelowna but demanding that they abandon it too. There was solidarity in numbers. Claudia Van Emmerik Global News did a pretty good report on their website today for which I am grateful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-global-news wp-block-embed-global-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"p1nqEocGeR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9782063\/demonstrators-protest-kelowna-bylaw-public-rallies\/\">Demonstrators protest against City of Kelowna bylaw requiring permit to hold public rallies<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Demonstrators protest against City of Kelowna bylaw requiring permit to hold public rallies&#8221; &#8212; Global News\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9782063\/demonstrators-protest-kelowna-bylaw-public-rallies\/embed\/#?secret=46YGSgUM8p#?secret=p1nqEocGeR\" data-secret=\"p1nqEocGeR\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you again so much to Bruce and Leo for their incredible efforts to preserve the history of these Lawful Protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/eP-ub_hUxP29yPrpQxcm1BwC2C_v97Qp9yer2QgKZtpLTxZoXlsR8KduoJ2jtZjb294VN-5a5Wzvp7Hd3it5MzUnWdqet5lGNwQqAiX78C0aBbauThbctXedY3_jtXTh4w=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-1-480x255.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/TbaaKClZAu0ZUzSmvW2hMIYVvAno1SmUOphipajfPffmpjYTiOn8HDqvP0cz9XizEOuzuA8zgEuIEvh2F_UHH4Vi2Mb_NEcd9Tj7omlNhQ_kcu6GlaCyZqFG9SNhdK7z8w=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-2-480x246.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/T_Y0XY75uJMGovcGS3UKXJLa3q2s3ls7K0tduS8ODdK2sWqyiNpFRRPLbU-g05OI31FA1B1RHCytgE_Ni3JjD6KhnOeNIzoU1oc3wZcLBvsp3vIQwo3hhnTG3DC9s_jFBw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-3-480x243.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/bN6QmZEikq7bz5HwFxhyhhQndyONtRtwjrXpe9ZpMvmbVaYNt1OE89v_iwFCm_r887tlMlEWzlmfryL-YHwRQQx0U_ycIZKBd2NvQB9u61AVGY83On8lOmXz59DZdpB-CQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-4-480x297.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A whole batch of new signs were made for this protest and ongoing until the City backs down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/jRXQvkI84p6VNUcyv4x4a_WIq1PA0Ak3yBA6KRqZVe6srViqqL2x9ZIy3wAJ1Y1x_fFPx-0EcDKnPuE6tD9Rkih89YCIqyRcqajUc0VNMxhgjLYplSZGUG6PAiSMWXKJVQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-5-480x360.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/KJ_v78VSFQ_dOVCl_6uNMiyW0dwP62JXYcyiG34jhe7riBHc3FdSGt1PMHRsWw50sHzSqjxph_f2yWh6p6lBZsGMH__RWV5En1G8BmNZ3sYxaS9PSe1M9VfL_G_-Eh0Tqg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-6-480x321.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/BMRA-MZZNKoI4jWLbFdXZhECgPW14umpIbwaZ1-HryJv0JyU_4HSCds5hwJ6WZ8pcqUlrRDd_hjh3PU4VUSDtA0n5gWqzcHZ7KcgcrCHk4ooD7DWq9ssZ2QiH28a_FL53g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-7-480x315.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/bpereLyIDaznnc5BR22GxSkNQ4w9ALuGjSMp6y2ghsauz5yUaScY4PV_cvGCHyIVXxip24jFOO9wVY61GyIIem2ntRd-1JEsPyhDQv2FM-A-gb4P5nAfXDrxhJeHm3OmQQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/clearbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/city-hall-kelowna-8-480x270.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>City Council was having a special public meeting in council chambers with respect to a local golf course, whose supporters occupied almost all of the gallery. I attempted to enter with one of our new signs expressing our demands to withdraw and abandon their Petition to ban our rallies, but security and RCMP (whom someone in the City called) refused, claiming that the City has a long-standing policy of not allowing any signs in their meetings. It appears that the City officials simply think that the RCMP is their own private police force to call upon when ever their baseless fears get to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in I went in person \u2013 and sure enough, within seconds, all sitting council members just glared at me. You know if you take actions to violate people\u2019s rights and freedoms, we are no longer going to sit back and do nothing. They were fixated upon me during my short time in council chambers, and I hope that they have had discussions now to end this unconstitutional Petition that they have filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We made ourselves known to every Councillor as they entered into the building, showing them our signs. Some of us talked to these councillors, but without fail, they refused to say much. Councillor Mohini Singh was clearly worried about our presence during her very brief discussion with one of our supporters on her way into City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal documents will begin to be filed next week, and there is much yet to do. We will post them on the CLEAR site as they are filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they are filed, I will be sending a copy to each councillor as well, so they don\u2019t just take the word of their lawyer, and see that we have an extremely strong case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will discuss this more at our Canada Day rally on July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our newsletter on this will be out early next week as almost every minute right now is focused on getting this material done for next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who came here from out of town\u2026your sacrifices were important and very much appreciated. Remember \u2013 if we were having no positive effects \u2013 legal action would not have been taken, especially with the Province pressuring the City to so do. What happens is going to affect all of us\u2026and so we move ahead now knowing that City Council has our position \u2013 as do all the golfers!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In freedom<br>David<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to read in browser&nbsp; Please forward Rally&#8217;s and Events Kelowna Protest Success! One could not have asked for a better day. 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