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VANCOUVER – Vancouver police say they won’t be pursuing criminal charges against two climate-change protesters who came within touching distance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a stage at an event in Vancouver.
The protesters, who have identified themselves as Sean Devlin and Shireen Soofi, walked on stage during a Vancouver Board of Trade question-and-answer event at a downtown hotel on Monday.
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They were quickly removed from the stage and the event carried on, but the stunt raised questions about how two activists could so easily get that close to the prime minister.
Sgt. Randy Fincham says Vancouver police have consulted with the RCMP and determined criminal charges would not be appropriate.
The protesters are affiliated with Brigette DePape, the former page who walked onto the Senate floor holding a Stop Harper sign during a 2011 throne speech.
The prime minister’s office and the RCMP have declined to discuss the specifics of what happened, though the Mounties are reviewing the incident.
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