My Hometown Is The Epicentre Of Wexit. I Went Back To Find Out Why
“The federal government we have in Ottawa is trying to disarm us. They are ignoring Canadian voices on the type and number of immigrants they want to come into the country,” Bell shouts, leaning into the podium. “They are introducing motions and legislation to curb free speech. They are increasingly anti-Christian, promoting drag queens to kids as well as telling kids there is no such thing as being a boy or a girl. And they are promoting a forced in-your-face LGBT agenda.”
The crowd, many sporting hats with “Wexit” and “Alberta Strong” on them, went wild.
I’m there, watching, back in my hometown for the first time in half a decade. It’s chilling to watch high school friends’ parents and old co-workers applaud so enthusiastically to homophobia.
But this is Wexit. And Red Deer is its epicentre.