By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Unity, community and resistance were the rallying cries during a Vancouver Island NDP event Thursday night that drew more than 300 supporters. The election rally for Gord Johns, incumbent MP for Courtenay-Alberni and North Island-Powell River candidate Tanille Johnston featured live brass music and a jubilant and defiant crowd — some sporting orange wigs or draped in multicoloured Pride flags. A rainbow even made an appearance following a day of torrential rain. Charlie Angus, former NDP MP and Trump provocateur, on his cross-country Elbows Up speaking tour, made a guest appearance. The veteran politician got wild applause for calls for continued resistance to the US president’s continued attacks on democracy, Canada’s sovereignty, and inclusive values. Holding the event at the…
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