Anti-vaccine protest outside Kelowna General Hospital (Photo courtesy of Global Okanagan)
By Pete McIntyre
One of many in Canada

Anti-vaccine protest attracts a big crowd in Kelowna

Sep 1, 2021 | 3:09 PM

More than one thousand people carried signs and rallied against mandatory vaccinations in a protest outside Kelowna General Hospital today.

Hospital staff who were watching said they felt disrespected by the protest which was among a number in Canada organized by a group called Canadian Frontline Nurses.

The protest drew criticism from a range of politicians, including Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran who called it disrespectful, MP Dan Albas and Kelowna-Mission MLA Renee Merrifield who questioned holding it outside the hospital.

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