One of the candidates in the federal North Okanagan-Shuswap riding is concerned about not being given the opportunity to speak at #ClimateStrike Salmon Arm.

The walk on Sept. 20, which began at the Ross Street Plaza and wound up at city hall for speeches, was one of hundreds of protests around the world demanding action on global warming.

Kyle Delfing, the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada candidate, told the Observer he Facebook-messaged the organizers of the walk early last week but received no response. He said he was then messaging with one organizer who was also involved with an environmental debate. He said he asked twice to speak at Friday91裸聊视频檚 strike but received no response to that question, only to other ones he asked.

He attended the gathering at Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 city hall. As the protesters were arriving, he said Marc Reinarz, the Green Party candidate, came up to him and told him he needed to leave.

91裸聊视频淚 was completely told to leave by the Green Party candidate because 91裸聊视频榯hese people are convinced, you91裸聊视频檒l never change their minds,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Delfing recounts. 91裸聊视频淚 told him, 91裸聊视频榶ou don91裸聊视频檛 even know why I91裸聊视频檓 here.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

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He said they got into a conversation about what each stands for, and then Reinarz went to give his presentation.

91裸聊视频淚t was rude. I91裸聊视频檓 not sure what he was worried about that day but he was certainly concerned,91裸聊视频� Delfing says.

91裸聊视频淎ll I wanted91裸聊视频� was to tell the kids, yes there91裸聊视频檚 climate change, taxation will never stop it, it will only put you into poverty. The Green New Deal is 300 trillion dollars, the plan to get that 300 trillion is to tax you and to put Canada into a debt-to-GDP ratio that91裸聊视频檚 maximum, and that91裸聊视频檚 not going to be good for your life91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

He says at the end of the speeches he was approached by youth organizers and other protesters and was given about 20 minutes to speak to them as they were curious why he was asked to leave.

Reinarz, however, contends he didn91裸聊视频檛 ask Delfing to leave; 91裸聊视频淚 asked him to stand back and not disturb the speakers. I might have asked him to keep the signs down.91裸聊视频�

Asked if he thought Delfing was going to disrupt the speeches, Reinarz replied: 91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 know what to expect 91裸聊视频� there was nothing unfriendly about it.91裸聊视频�

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Julia Beatty organized the climate strike in Salmon Arm.

91裸聊视频淚 invited those candidates whose parties had platforms on climate change to say a few words. I think the People91裸聊视频檚 Party of Canada doesn91裸聊视频檛 acknowledge climate change, so why would I invite him to speak?91裸聊视频�

She adds: 91裸聊视频淗e didn91裸聊视频檛 contact me to discuss it, so I didn91裸聊视频檛 really think twice about it.91裸聊视频�

Beatty emphasizes that it was a strike in support of climate change action.

91裸聊视频淚f you want to have your own rally, whether climate change is occurring, that91裸聊视频檚 fine.91裸聊视频�

She adds that Delfing and his supporters spoke to people after the rally and were very respectful.

91裸聊视频淭hey were welcome to raise their signs and talk to whoever they wanted91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檚 their right to voice their opinions.91裸聊视频�

Asked if Reinarz was told to tell Delfing to leave, she said she can91裸聊视频檛 speak for what someone else might have told him.

91裸聊视频淭hat direction certainly didn91裸聊视频檛 come from me.91裸聊视频�

Regarding speeches, she reiterates: 91裸聊视频淗e (Delfing) wasn91裸聊视频檛 invited to speak and he never spoke with me about whether or not he could speak. If he wanted to speak, he should have spoken with me directly.91裸聊视频�

marthawickett@saobserver.net
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