An Alberta judge sentenced Calgary pastor Derek Reimer to 12 months of probation after a retrial in which he was found guilty of causing a disturbance and mischief for protesting a library’s children’s drag-themed story-time event.
Justice Karim Z. Jivraj of the Albert Court of Justice on Oct. 16 found Reimer guilty of intentionally shouting and disrupting the Reading with Royalty program at the Seton-neighbourhood library on Feb. 25, 2023, and of wilfully interfering with the Calgary Public Library board’s operation and use of its property.
Jivraj imposed the 12-month probation sentence on Oct. 29, subject to several conditions.
Judge’s Decision
The charges stemmed from Reimer’s protest against Reading with Royalty, a children’s program the Calgary Public Library organized with Calgary Pride. The event featured drag performers reading books and participating in songs and activities the organizers said were intended to promote inclusion and gender diversity….