Prominent anti-restriction activist Chris 91裸聊视频淪ky91裸聊视频� Saccoccia has taken to Twitter to thank local Mounties for their minimal presence at his Stuart Park rally, saying the only officers who showed up were supportive of his cause. The Kelowna RCMP, however, denies Saccocia91裸聊视频檚 claims.
The increasingly popular figure who touts the idea of 91裸聊视频渦nited non-compliance91裸聊视频� spoke to a crowd of a couple of hundred supporters on Thursday evening (April 22), inciting them to violate provincial health orders.
Following the rally, Saccoccia posted a photo of him shaking hands with an officer and a video praising local law enforcement for their support.
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Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Kelowna RCMP said the detachment is aware of the claims Saccoccia is making but said officers91裸聊视频� interactions with Saccoccia during the rally came only in reminding the protest organizers of the laws and order pertaining to their protest.
91裸聊视频淭he Kelowna RCMP is an impartial entity, and does not support any event that is in violation of the law, or public health orders, and we strongly discourage any actions that potentially put our community at risk. Our officers were present to ensure the safety of the public and the protestors, and to prevent confrontations,91裸聊视频� said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy in an email to the Capital News.
The handshake photo, according to Noseworthy, was taken before the protest in another location.
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Noseworthy added the officers who were at the protest wore masks and followed health orders.
Saccoccia91裸聊视频檚 Kelowna appearance is one of many on his cross-country 91裸聊视频淔reedom Convoy.91裸聊视频� Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe condemned the rallies and said Saccoccia is not welcome in the province.
In recent months, Saccoccia has managed to get himself charged for breaking the Quarantine Act, banned from and placed on the no-fly list, all the while making a name for himself among anti-restriction crowds across the nation.
The has revealed past comments Saccoccia made denying the holocaust and some that tout anti-Semitic, anti-Black, homophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric.
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