Fresh on the heels of Pete LaBarbera's hysterically embarrassing episode at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, Porno Pete found himself quite unwelcome when he attempted to enter Canada yesterday. Citing a provencial hate propaganda law, which makes illegal the spread of misinformation and hate speech about protected groups, the miserable little bigot was detained and blocked from entering the country at Regina International Airport, Saskatchewan.
LaBarbera was invited to speak at a Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association convention this Saturday about “the interconnections between the pro-abortion and the gay agendas.” The anti-hate group Intolerance Free Weyburn made a formal and apparently successful objection to the Canadian government. In a conversation with the Canadian Broadcasting Company, spokesperson Chris Brookes said that his group initially appealed to the anti-choice group hosting LaBarbera to no avail, so he posted an on-line petition to keep LaBarbera from speaking to the group. LaBarbera went ballistic, calling the group “Canadian Homo-Marxists” and boo-hooing their “nefarious campaign to demonize” him.
In truth, LaBarbera has been quite proficient at demonizing himself and needed no assist from anyone. Upon being detained, Porno Pete took to twitter in a flurry of righteous self-pity.
LaBarbera vowed to appeal his denial of entry.
In a subsequent post on his blog LaBarbera gives us more detail on his terrible persecution.
After questioning me about the purpose of my scheduled presentation at the SPLA event; rifling through my luggage, which contained numerous books and literature related to homosexuality (pro and con); examining the contents of my laptop and my cell phone; playing a DVD of my speech Wednesday at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio; and critically viewing AFTAH’s website–a preliminary decision was made to deny my entrance into Canada on the basis that my speech at the SPLA would violate Canada’s “Hate Propaganda” law (essentially the potential for “public incitement of hatred” against a group of people based on their “sexual orientation”). The Orwellian experience at Customs dragged on for more than three hours as a formal document was issued outlining my denial of entry under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (citing the Hate Propaganda code). Finally, after 1:00 A.M., I was released pending my appeal of the decision today (Friday). My passport was seized until I arrive back at Customs today at noon for my appeal before a “Minister’s Delegate Review.”
Matt Barber's hatesite
Barbwire was quick to denounce Canada's intolerance for the viciously intolerant and quickly scrambled their wambulance. True to form, the headline of their story lies right off the bat, claiming that LaBarbera was arrested which was never the case.
Breaking: American Moral Crusader Arrested, Denied Entry into Canada
In a serious violation of freedom of speech and conscience, American social conservative leader Peter LaBarbera has been denied entry into Canada. LaBarbera’s trip to Canada for a speaking engagement has been vociferously opposed by Canadian pro-homosexual activists, who mounted a campaign to force the annual conference of the Saskatchewan Pro-life Association to withdraw LaBarbera’s invitation. “I expected this would happen,” said LaBarbera, founder and president of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH). “A group called ‘Intolerance Free Weyburn’ has been lobbying the Ministry of Public Safety to block my entry into Canada ever since they found out I had been invited to speak.” After being detained briefly by the Canadian Border Services Agency in Regina International Airport, Saskatchewan, LaBarbera was released into the custody of Bill Whatcott, a prominent Canadian pro-traditional morals activist.
Oh to have been a fly on the wall as they searched Porno Pete's luggage and laptop. One can only imagine the "research material" he had in his possession given his penchant for studying over and over every gay porno he can get his sweaty, furry palms on. The Canadians are a polite bunch, but I'll wager it was pretty difficult for the agents to keep a, erm, straight face while perusing his vast array of hot man-on-man fact-finding data.
His appeal is slated to be heard at noon today. I will update this story as soon as we learn of poor little Porno-Pete's fate. In the meantime, way to be, Canada. Don't ever change.
Update: Canada has decided to let the hate monger enter their country.
This is certain to put a huge crimp in his martyrdom. A bigot can't have everything.