Climate change protester tells how he got onstage today with Canadian PM
Source: CBC News
Sean Devlin, one of two protesters who succeeded in getting within inches of Stephen Harper at a business event in Vancouver today, says his intention was not to hurt the prime minister but to protest his government's policies on climate change.
In an interview airing Monday on CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Devlin explained how he got past the prime minister's RCMP security detail and onto the stage where Harper was getting ready to do a question and answer session with the Vancouver Board of Trade.
"I just wore my black dress shirt, my black pants, and I had a black apron on," Devlin told P&P host Evan Solomon.
Devlin and Shireen Soofi, the second protester, managed to evade security by passing themselves off as wait staff at the hotel where the event was being held.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/protester-sean-devlin-tells-how-he-got-onstage-with-pm-1.2486133
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Also: Climate change activists disrupt Stephen Harper event
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/climate-change-activists-disrupt-stephen-harper-event-1.2485534
... Devlin stood behind Harper holding a sign that read "Climate Justice Now."
Soofi held up a sign saying "The Conservatives Take Climate Change Seriously," with the sentence crossed out.
... The two activists had the help of Brigette DePape, who immediately issued a press release following the security breach bragging about the pair's exploits.
DePape was fired as a Senate page in 2011 after walking onto the Senate floor carrying a "Stop Harper!" sign during the speech from the throne to protest against Harper's policies.
