Irish trio Knecap says he has not obtained any official notice from Ban from Canada

The Irish hip-hop group Hneneecap has not yet received official communication from the federal government confirming its ban on entering Canada, he told CBC News, after an announcement by Liberal MP Vince Gasparro in a widely shared social media video.

“No one asked the ball joint that they cannot travel to Canada, with the exception of Vince and his video on social networks,” said group director Dan Lambert in an interview.

CBC News contacted several government departments, but did not receive details on the decision beyond the initial post of Gasparro where he declared that he was making the announcement “on behalf of the Government of Canada”.

Gasparro said that “the group has amplified political violence and has publicly showed support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas”.

He also declared that the ball joint “has engaged in actions and made declarations contrary to the Canadian values ​​and laws which caused a deep alarm to our government”.

“We are quite shocked that this can happen in Canada,” said Lambert, adding that the group has played here on several occasions, and the only country where it currently has a travel ban is Hungary.

One of the members of the group, Liam óg óg Hannaidh, who performs under the name of the scene Mo Chara, faces accusations of terrorism in the United Kingdom after having pretended a hezbollah flag on stage at a November 2024 concert in London.

Lambert said this case was due to the court on Friday, and he fully expects the group to prevail in court.

The group rejects all the allegations of Gasparro and said in an answer to their video that she intended to continue him.

The dates of the Kneceecap Canadian tour scheduled for next month have been canceled.

IRCC will not confirm the status of the group

Immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada (IRCC) would not say to CBC News if it took a decision to prohibit the ball joint from entering this country, citing “reasons of confidentiality”.

“All those looking to come to Canada must meet the conditions of eligibility and eligibility under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,” the ministry said in a statement.

He also indicated that cases are evaluated individually and that the entry can be refused for a certain number of reasons, “including concerns related to security, human or international violations or criminal activities”.

He did not answer follow -up questions about the reasons why Gasparro, a parliamentary secretary assigned to the help of the Secretary of State for the Fight against Crime, published his video.

Gasparro did not return a comment request. The Ministry of Justice or the Prime Minister’s office either.

The Department of Public Security referred questions to the IRCC.

On Friday, the Minister of Justice, Sean Fraser, was unable to explain the government’s decision or react to the news of the patella to bring legal action when they asked by journalists at an unrelated press conference.

“I just became aware of this in a few minutes before going out at the microphone,” said Fraser. “I would tell you to the appropriate department to provide an answer.”

Under Canadian law, the federal government may refuse someone to enter Canada for a number of reasons, including:

• Participate in espionage, try to overthrow a government or engage in violence or terrorism.

• Commit or have been found guilty of war crimes or crimes against humanity.

• Having criminal convictions or having committed crimes, including driving under influence.

• Be a member of an organized criminal organization.

• Have a medical condition that endangers public health or puts excessive demand on the health system.

• Being incapable or does not want to support financially yourself and your family.

• Sleep on your immigration documents.

• Have an unacceptable family member.