West Kelowna, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht on safety grounds

By Canadian Press on August 20, 2025.

WEST KELOWNA — The City of West Kelowna, B.C., has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement.

The city says in an emailed statement that the permit for a concert in Memorial Park on Saturday had been sought by Burn 24/7 Canada Worship Ministries Society.

It says the city, with the help of the RCMP and West Kelowna Fire Rescue, reassessed a safety and security plan submitted by the organizer and concluded that public safety risks “have not been appropriately mitigated.”

West Kelowna in the B.C. Interior is the latest Canadian community to reject a concert by Feucht, who ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for Congress in 2020 and has been criticized for remarks on the LGBTQ+ community and abortion.

The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley last month denied a permit for a show, which was scheduled to take place this Sunday.

That was after six of his concerts in Central and Eastern Canada were cancelled.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2025.

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