US EditionChurch sues after City of Montreal issues $2,500 fine for hosting ‘MAGA superstar’
The church argues the fine violates its Charter rights and seeks $10,000 damages after hosting the singer despite city objections based on building code and speech concerns.
- Quebec City and the City of Montreal are facing legal action after issuing fines for a scheduled concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, known for his ties to the MAGA movement.
- Pastor Bernaby Quevedo filed a lawsuit against Montreal, seeking $10,000 in damages and a declaration that the city violated the church's Charter rights, after being fined $2,500 for hosting Feucht's concert.
- The lawsuits reflect the debate in Canada over how far cities should go in protecting free speech involving people with views that some find hateful.
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Montreal Church Launches Legal Challenge Over City’s Handling of US Christian Performer’s Event
A Montreal church is seeking a judicial review of the city’s response to a summer event that featured U.S. Christian performer Sean Feucht. The City of Montreal cancelled a Feucht event that had been scheduled for a public venue in July. When the church Ministerios Restauración/Église MR offered to host Feucht as a replacement venue for the event, the city fined the church $2,500, saying it did not have a permit for the event. The application fo…
Church sues after City of Montreal issues $2,500 fine for hosting 'MAGA superstar'
MONTREAL — Quebec City is not alone in facing legal action for the way its municipal administration responded to a scheduled concert by Sean Feucht, an American Christian singer known for his ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Church sues after City of Montreal issues $2,500 fine for hosting 'MAGA superstar'
MONTREAL — Quebec City is not alone in facing legal action for the way its municipal administration responded to a scheduled concert by Sean Feucht, an American Christian singer known for his ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Church sues after City of Montreal issues $2,500 fine for hosting 'MAGA superstar'
MONTREAL — Quebec City is not alone in facing legal action for the way its municipal administration responded to a scheduled concert by Sean Feucht, an American Christian singer known for his ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
The City of Montreal is prosecuted for imposing a $2,500 fine on a church that had welcomed singer Sean Feucht.
Church sues after City of Montreal issues $2.5K fine for hosting 'MAGA superstar'
The City of Montreal is being sued after it fined a church $2,500 for hosting the singer whose views on "gender ideology," abortion and the LGBTQ+ community had made him a controversial figure in the country by the time his Canadian tour kicked off this summer.
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