An African Canadian member of Jason Kenney’s government was barred from speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Edmonton on Friday..Kaycee Madu, who is originally from Nigeria, said he had been invite to speak at the rally which drew 15,000 peaceful protest, but was told at the last minute he wasn’t welcome..“I had agreed to speak at the event, but was told by organizers that I could not. I respected their wishes and visited friends at Africa Centre instead,” Madu, the UCP’s Municipal Affairs Minister tweeted..Madu blamed left-wingers for having banned him at the event..“This is simply what happened. It’s the lefts stock in trade to race issues,” he tweeted.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Twitter reaction was mixed..“This is a lose-lose for UCP. They’ll get lambasted for being hypocritical if they are there, they’re awful if they’re not. I’m less impressed with what folks do in front of the camera & more interested in what they do when noone’s looking. Unfortunately neither is great for them,” tweeted m_diakiw.Danica Marshall tweeted: “Soooo, you basically threw a tantrum & refused to go because you were told you couldn’t SPEAK at the event?”.Madu is a lawyer who was born in Nigeria to a poor family of 10 before immigrating to Canada .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
An African Canadian member of Jason Kenney’s government was barred from speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Edmonton on Friday..Kaycee Madu, who is originally from Nigeria, said he had been invite to speak at the rally which drew 15,000 peaceful protest, but was told at the last minute he wasn’t welcome..“I had agreed to speak at the event, but was told by organizers that I could not. I respected their wishes and visited friends at Africa Centre instead,” Madu, the UCP’s Municipal Affairs Minister tweeted..Madu blamed left-wingers for having banned him at the event..“This is simply what happened. It’s the lefts stock in trade to race issues,” he tweeted.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Twitter reaction was mixed..“This is a lose-lose for UCP. They’ll get lambasted for being hypocritical if they are there, they’re awful if they’re not. I’m less impressed with what folks do in front of the camera & more interested in what they do when noone’s looking. Unfortunately neither is great for them,” tweeted m_diakiw.Danica Marshall tweeted: “Soooo, you basically threw a tantrum & refused to go because you were told you couldn’t SPEAK at the event?”.Madu is a lawyer who was born in Nigeria to a poor family of 10 before immigrating to Canada .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694