Public spaces, private censorship: governments crack down on Christian musician’s message
Canadians recently witnessed a deeply troubling crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in response to Christian musician Sean Feucht’s planned concerts across multiple Canadian cities.
Government entities, including Parks Canada, the City of Charlottetown, the City of Moncton, City of Montreal, took steps to cancel or suppress events based on disagreement with Mr. Feucht’s message. These actions, taken by public officials, sent a chilling signal: that speech deemed politically or ideologically inconvenient can be censored in public spaces, despite constitutional protections.
These developments raise grave concerns about the misuse of government power and the erosion of core Charter-protected freedoms.
The Justice Centre legal team is working directly with Mr. Sean Feucht and his event organizers to hold these authorities accountable.
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