The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht.

Feucht’s controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days.

But on Friday evening, an evangelical church in Montreal allowed Feucht to perform a hastily scheduled concert over the objections of the city administration, and is now facing a $2,500 fine.

A spokesperson for Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said the Ministerios Restauración Church in the city’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough did not have a permit to organize a concert, and had been informed that the event could not take place.

“This show runs counter to the values of inclusion, solidarity, and respect that are

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