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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 \u2014 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\u2019s continued attacks on democracy, Canada\u2019s sovereignty, and inclusive values. 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