A controversial concert by a rising MAGA musician that was scheduled for a national historic site in Halifax has been cancelled by Parks Canada, but the singer has found a new venue in the province.
American Christian rocker and missionary Sean Feucht was set to begin his Canadian tour at York Redoubt, a national historic site in Nova Scotia, on Wednesday night.
Late Tuesday night, Parks Canada sent Global News a statement to say it had revoked the organizer’s permit because of “heightened public safety concerns.”
“Due to evolving safety and security considerations based on confirmation of planned protests, input from law enforcement, and the security challenges with the configuration of York Redoubt, Parks Canada has reassessed the conditions of the permit and potential impacts to community members, visitors, concert attendees and event organizers,” the statement said.
Feucht is known for speaking out against abortion rights and the LGBTQ2 community. He unsuccessfully ran as a Republican in California’s 3rd congressional district in 2020.
He has also hosted worship concerts to protest COVID-19 restrictions and has previously visited the president for a faith briefing at the White House.
Residents of the Halifax-area neighbourhood were upset when they found out about the event at the 230-year-old site.
“How did it happen? Who approved it? Did they even check it out? You know, it’s kind of unbelievable how they can let someone just not even question it,” neighbour Leslie Lee said Tuesday.
Residents said they intended to protest outside the event if it went through.
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“I protested when I was in my early 20s, I can protest again,” said Marilyn Howard.
On social media Wednesday, Feucht posted a video in response to Parks Canada’s decision, alleging the decision was anti-Christian and intolerant.
“The show is going on baby. God is with us,” he said.
He later announced a new location for his worship event in Shubenacadie, N.S. — about 40 minutes outside of Halifax.
The Halifax show is the start of a 11-concert tour across Canada, with shows in Charlottetown, Moncton and Quebec City scheduled for later this week.
Opposition in Moncton
Groups in New Brunswick are also speaking out in hopes of cancelling a concert date in Moncton, which is scheduled for Moncton Riverfront Park on Thursday.
At least five organizations signed an open letter and petition that was sent to the City of Moncton, councillors, local MP Ginette Petitpas-Taylor and Lyne Chantal Boudreau, the federal minister responsible for women’s equality.
The petition calls on the City to cancel the event and to also review its approval process to “ensure that an event like this does not happen again.”
Among the signatories is the New Brunswick Feminist Group, Alter Acadie New Brunswick, and River of Pride.
The Minister of St. Paul’s United Church – Riverview, David-Roger Gagnon, has also sent a letter to Moncton City Council asking for the concert to be cancelled.
In the letter, which Gagnon shared with Global News, he says as a pastor in a progressive Christian faith community, he wanted to condemn Feucht’s messages.
“The values Sean Feucht promotes are not, in our view, Christian values, but, rather, an example of using religion as a vehicle to promote hatred and intolerance in the name of the Holy One,” Gagnon wrote.
“It is unacceptable and inconceivable to me as a minister that the City of Moncton would allow such an event in a city park, and this just days before the city will raise the rainbow flag and proclaim its support of the LGBTQ2S+ community.”
City of Charlottetown distances itself from concert
Meanwhile, the City of Charlottetown is distancing itself from Feucht’s concert in Prince Edward Island — also scheduled for Thursday.
On its website, the City notes that this week marks the beginning of Pride Fest 2025, and that the City “stands in full support of our diverse and vibrant 2SLGBTQ+ community.”
In the same statement, it says while the City is aware of the concert taking place at Confederation Landing and concerns “raised by the public regarding the performer,” the event is not City-sponsored.
“(While) a permit was issued to the organizers, from a legal standpoint we are limited in restricting access to public spaces,” the statement says.
“The City wishes to be clear in its support of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If there are any opinions or statements expressed by any performer to the contrary, they are not the views of the City.”
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