“You’re not welcome here,” was the message Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s campaign team had for independent media journalists who tried to attend his launch in Edmonton, Alberta.
The former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor met with supporters to announce his leadership bid on Thursday which was attended by Liberal MP George Chahal, who represents the Calgary Skyview riding where the event took place.
While the event welcomed legacy media journalists, independent reporters were told they were not welcome and barred from entry.
Police refused entry to True North’s Isaac Lamoureux after he arrived at the venue to cover Carney’s official campaign announcement.
Other independent journalists including The Western Standard’s James Snell, The Counter Signal’s Keean Bexte and freelance reporter Mocha Bezirgan were also denied access.
Police told Lamoureux he was not allowed to enter the premises after contacting event organizers who refused True North entry.
Shortly thereafter, Lamoureux was asked to leave after organizers told police that he was “not welcome.”
Bexte, who is an accredited journalist with the Alberta legislature, recorded a video of the incident.
This is a developing story that will be updated with further developments.
