Subhead:Pastor Derek Reimer could be sent back to jail if he refuses to write an apology letter to a Calgary library manager after he was convicted of criminal harassment during a protest against a drag queen story time event for children.#
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Calgary street pastor Derek Reimer could eventually be returned to custody. During his application to vary the conditions of his year-long house arrest sentence, which ends next month, Reimer made it clear he will not comply with a controversial court order requiring him to write a letter of apology to Saddletowne Library manager Shannon Slater.
The letter is due November 28. Slater is the woman Reimer was convicted of “criminally harassing” following a brief conversation over a drag-themed story hour for children hosted at the library.
Reimer, who leads Mission 7 Ministries in Calgary, has insisted he cannot in good conscience apologize for warning about the drag event — an event aimed at kids and known in Calgary as “Reading With Royalty.”
Reimer represented himself in court during his appearance. His submissions regarding his Charter right to freedom of religious of expression and liberty of conscience were not accepted by Justice Karen Molle, who ruled them irrelevant to his application.
