The activist who went viral after yelling “F*ck your fascist pancakes” at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was removed from an Alberta independence rally Saturday after confronting attendees and repeatedly calling them “traitors.”
Video from the Aug. 29 rally at the Alberta Legislature shows the woman being physically escorted away by law enforcement as she continues shouting at people gathered for the event.
“You are traitors,” she can be heard saying as she is taken away. “You should arrest them all,” she repeatedly tells those removing her, referring to the people attending the rally.
In a video posted afterward, the activist said she had allegedly received a 90-day ban from the Legislature “for causing two disruptions.”
During the removal, the person escorting her away can also be heard telling her, “You’re banned, though,” before saying she was not allowed back for 24 hours.
The incident occurred as Alberta separatists gathered at the Legislature Saturday afternoon for an independence rally organized by the Alberta Prosperity Project.
A large crowd of supporters gathered outside carrying Alberta flags and listening to speeches, prayers and sermons in support of the independence movement.
Mitch Sylvestre, head of the Alberta Prosperity Project, addressed the crowd and called on Albertans to stand up to Ottawa.
“Ottawa is putting its elbows up to protect themselves from us. We think that’s backwards.” Sylvestre said.
Two pastors also spent a significant portion of the event praying for the independence movement and delivering sermons.
The rally came as Alberta’s separation debate continues to intensify ahead of the province-wide referendum scheduled for Oct. 19.
The referendum’s 10th question asks Albertans whether Alberta should remain a province of Canada or whether the provincial government should begin the legal process required to hold a future binding referendum on whether Alberta should separate from Canada.
Elections Alberta confirms that the Oct. 19 vote is not itself a vote on separation.