Bernier to speak at People’s Party event at Mohawk

People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier will be the focus of a party fundraising event called “Uncensored: The State of Free Speech in Canada at Mohawk College on Sept. 29 under heightened security.

Bernier is scheduled to be interviewed by American YouTube personality and political commentator David Rubin at the McIntyre Performing Arts Centre.

Mohawk College’s senior communications adviser Bill Steinburg confirmed “the event is happening” and that the institution has “increased” its security presence “and are working with the police services, based on information that there will be protests organized related to the event.”

The college has been criticized for allowing Bernier — who has advocated for severe cuts to immigration to Canada and the dismantling of multiculturalism— to hold the event at there.

A counter event has been organized by OPSEU Local 240, which represents Mohawk College’s faculty. It will take place at the same time as Bernier’s fundraiser, which starts at 7 p.m.