COVID-19 restrictions and health orders.Well in excess of 500 people, the gathering at Stuart Park was dubbed a ‘freedom rally.’The protest happened in conjunction with a “World Wide Rally for Freedom and Democracy,” a global event featuring rallies across 100 cities.Today I was at an anti-restriction rally in Kelowna.
When trying to film and stay physically distanced from the crowd, I was surrounded and forced into the crowd by protesters. A glimpse below at how journalists are sometimes treated at these rallies.@GlobalOkanagan @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/9xJAI4b9Kw— Darrian Matassa-Fung (@darrianmf_gbl) March 20, 2021 B.C.