The singer Sean Fecht shows canceled one after the other in Canada

Since Wednesday, the Country musician, who has been a known figure in the Christian right and the movement Make America Great Again (Maga) saw the permits he held to perform in a show revoked one after the other, especially in Halifax (new window)in Charlottetown, in Moncton (new window) as well as Quebec (new window) and in Gatineau (new window) Due to the controversy it arouses.

This morning, it was the turn of the city of Vaughan, Ontario, to cancel the planned concert (new window).

In addition to his very assertive religious convictions during his shows, Sean Flecht is also known for his pro-Trump positions, his conspiracy ideas and his opposition to the health measures in force during the Pandemic of Covid-19 in 2020.

He also presented himself at Congress in 2020, but was not elected.

In his speeches and publications on social networks, he also frequently associates the community LGBTQ+ to Satanism, qualifying its members ” groomers », Either sexual predators who lure children (new window). He also appointed persons in favor of the right to abortion as being demons.

“Save Canada”

When he announced his tour in Canada entitled Let Us Worship Revive (Let us revive our worship), he notably declared in a promotional video that he had given himself the mission of save Canada and that, thanks to him, hundreds of believers would be released, healed and delivered, witchcraft [sera] broken.

He was scheduled to launch his tour in Halifax on Wednesday, instead of La Redoute-York, but, Parks Canada announced the day before that his performance license had been revoked for security reasons, demonstrations being planned to challenge his arrival.

Upset, the singer reacted to his X account by declaring: You mean that in the same place where a pride parade took place last week, we don’t want Christians to pray this week? It does not seem to be a very tolerant Canada.

Unable to occur in Halifax, Sean Fecht moved his show to Shubenacadie, about sixty kilometers, on the ground of a Christian church.

Cancellations follow one another

In the hours that followed, the cities of Moncton and Charlottetown also canceled the performances he was to give in public places on Thursday. Yesterday, the management of Expocité, in Quebec, in turn terminated the contract of the artist who was to perform there on Friday.

The presence of a controversial artist was not mentioned in the contract. With the new elements brought to his attention, Expocité has decided to terminate the contract and therefore hold the event on its site.

Still on Wednesday, the National Capital Commission (CCN) also announced that it would not provide a permit for the Concert of Sean Feucht scheduled for Saturday at the Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau.

To which the singer responded to his X account: Ottawa official declaration: Freedom of expression died in Canada. Freedom of religion (for Christians) is not tolerated. The Church of Canada is expected to wake up.

In the evening, in a video published before performing in Shubenacadie, the singer assured that his shows [au Canada] would indeed take place and that he invited theCanada Church to gang up on enemies of the people of God.

Not with public funds

However, for many opponents who have come forward by learning its arrival in the country, including the grouping of women’s groups of the Capital-Nationale region (RGF-CN), it is insane to allow this singer and preacher to perform in places funded by public funds.

He proudly carries violent, transphobic, anti-LGBTQ+ Anti -ability. For us, it’s insaneexplained to our colleagues from Quebec the co-coordinator of the RGF-CN, Élise Landriault-Dupont.

We don’t want this hatred in our neighborhoods.

In Montreal, where pride activities were launched yesterday, Simon Gamache, CEO of Pride Montreal explained: There is a charter of human rights and freedoms. People can express themselves, it’s very important. But when you fall into a hate speech, when you encourage violence, it doesn’t happen at all.

The singer is actively campaigning in the United States for the political system of his country to be based on traditional Christian values while the country’s political bodies are plagued by an ideological war which sows the division beyond the borders of the country.

Sean Feucht, who is one of the stars of the right Trumpist, regularly calls on young Americans to oppose the progressive program imposed, according to him, to the Americans by previous Democratic leaders.