U.S. Pro-Family Leader Detained by Canadian Authorities
A vocal U.S. pro-family spokesman was detained by Canadian authorities April 10 as he arrived at the Regina, Saskatchewan International Airport for an address he was scheduled to give at a conference sponsored by the Saskatchewan Pro-Life Association.
Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, is an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage and a thorn in the side of homosexual activists, who apparently alerted Canadian authorities to LaBarbera's itinerary and warned of his supposedly “hateful” attitudes and speech toward homosexuals.
LaBarbera told LifeSiteNews.com that when he arrived at the airport he was stopped by an agent with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), who presented him with a document stating that the Canadian government was concerned that he might be in the country to commit acts that could violate the country's criminal code. Section 319(1) of...
