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The increasingly popular figure who touts the idea of 香蕉视频直播渦nited non-compliance香蕉视频直播� spoke to a crowd of a couple of hundred supporters on Thursday evening (April 22), inciting them to violate provincial health orders.

Following the rally, Saccoccia posted a photo of him shaking hands with an officer and a video praising local law enforcement for their support.

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Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Kelowna RCMP said the detachment is aware of the claims Saccoccia is making but said officers香蕉视频直播� interactions with Saccoccia during the rally came only in reminding the protest organizers of the laws and order pertaining to their protest.

香蕉视频直播淭he Kelowna RCMP is an impartial entity, and does not support any event that is in violation of the law, or public health orders, and we strongly discourage any actions that potentially put our community at risk. Our officers were present to ensure the safety of the public and the protestors, and to prevent confrontations,香蕉视频直播� said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy in an email to the Capital News.

The handshake photo, according to Noseworthy, was taken before the protest in another location.

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Noseworthy added the officers who were at the protest wore masks and followed health orders.

Saccoccia香蕉视频直播檚 Kelowna appearance is one of many on his cross-country 香蕉视频直播淔reedom Convoy.香蕉视频直播� Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe condemned the rallies and said Saccoccia is not welcome in the province.

In recent months, Saccoccia has managed to get himself charged for breaking the Quarantine Act, banned from and placed on the no-fly list, all the while making a name for himself among anti-restriction crowds across the nation.

The has revealed past comments Saccoccia made denying the holocaust and some that tout anti-Semitic, anti-Black, homophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric.

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