Quebec City cancels concert of MAGA musician, following lead of other Canadian cities
Sean Feucht was scheduled to play a free concert on Friday at ExpoCité, a site owned and managed by Quebec City.
It was part of a series of events scheduled across North America for his "Revive in 25" tour. But the singer has been facing backlash in several cities.
Feucht, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican in 2020, is also a missionary and an author who has spoken out against the 2SLGBTQ+ community, abortion rights and critical race theory on his website.
His set performance on Wednesday in Halifax changed locations on Tuesday after Parks Canada revoked the organizer's permit to play at the York Redoubt National Historic Site.
In a news release, Parks Canada stressed that the event was not being put on by the agency, but rather was being hosted by a permit holder.
'New elements' prompt Quebec City to terminate contract
On Wednesday, Quebec City confirmed in a statement that ExpoCité has decided to terminate the contract and therefore cancel the event on its site, following "new elements" that has been brought to its attention.
"The presence of a controversial artist was not mentioned in the contract between ExpoCité and the promoter of the concert scheduled to take place on its site this Friday," read the city's statement.
The city said the reservation for the artist was made by promoter BURN Canada, a worship ministry.
Hours before the city's decision to terminate the contract, news of the Quebec City concert was met with apprehension by some groups and opposition councillors at city hall.
Transition Québec's party leader Jackie Smith said she was disappointed that the city was allowing this type of event to take place.
"The city should not make its spaces available to propaganda groups that insult our communities and seek to divide us on the basis of our identities," read her statement. "We don't want this hatred in our neighbourhoods."
Feucht was scheduled to play in Charlottetown on Thursday, but the city said Wednesday it had revoked his permit. Another concert planned for Moncton, N.B., on Thursday was also scrapped when that city revoked the booking.
He is scheduled to play in the Ottawa and Toronto areas over the weekend and will take his tour to Western Canada in late August.
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