MILL BAY – About 100 protesters have blocked the gate at the facility where Prime Minister Stephen Harper is to meet Conservative party faithful on Vancouver Island.
Many of them are carrying placards against the federal government’s position on climate change or the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline.
Chanting “Harper’s got to go,” much of the crowd is refusing to leave the access road to Brentwood College in Mill Bay.
It’s the second time protesters have disrupted Harper’s plans on his swing through Western Canada.
On Monday, two climate-change activists made it to the same stage as Harper during a question-and-answer event for a business crowd at a Vancouver hotel.
Vancouver police have announced the pair won’t face charges though questions are being asked about how the protesters could have come within arm’s reach from the prime minister.
Watch below: Video from Jan. 6 showing the protesters’ security breach
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