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Band Blames Canadian Authorities for Riot
10-16-03
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Total Chaos frontman Rob Chaos blames the
Canadian Immigration service for Tuesday’s riots in Montreal that were
sparked when the band’s appearance was cancelled, according to the National
Post. (see
story)
The band was scheduled to play a gig with
The Exploited on Tuesday night but members of both groups were denied admission
to Canada after background checks turned up "serious criminality" in the
past for three of the members and also that four members provided false
information to authorities, this according to Robert Gervais, a spokesman
for the immigration service.
Choas feels that he and his group were
singled out by authorities for extra scrutiny due to their appearance,
"We have blue hair and Mohawks and stuff," he told National Post’s Graeme
Hamilton via a phone interview.
"I'm totally pissed off about it," Mr.
Chaos said. "I told the [Immigration officer] there were a whole lot of
kids coming to see us. Canadian government Immigration is, in my opinion,
responsible for the riots."
"I don't think a country should have the
right to pry into people's pasts. There should be a law against that,"
he added.
Seems he feels "exploited".
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