Free Palestine Tri-Cities Group had their Opportunity to Speak at a Port Moody Council Meeting Curtailed.

Following a recent Port Moody council meeting held on April 9th, several members of Free Palestine Tri-Cities were unable to speak because a speaker who refused to adhere to presentation guidelines resulted in the meeting ending earlier than scheduled.

As a result Tri-Cities Community TV decided to attend a couple of Free Palestine Tri-Cities rallies, and record what they had to say in order to give them an opportunity to get their message out to the public.

Alain Quinto, of Free Palestine Tri-Cities had already gone on record with the Tri-City News to say ; "We believe this is a gross overreach and overreaction by some members of Port Moody City Council. This is collective punishment against the movement and all Palestinians for the actions of a few online detractors."

While attending their rallies TCCTV was able to find a couple of the organizations leaders who were willing to talk to our LJI reporters. While they were comfortable giving their opinions on this issue, they were not comfortable with being identified or even being seen on camera. Given the charged nature of the last Port Moody council meeting and the Palestinian / Israeli conflict itself, TCCTV has chosen to honour their wishes and record their thoughts in order to give them a fair opportunity to have their voices heard.

While TCCTV does not necessarily endorse what the members of Free Palestine Tri-Cities have to say, we feel that truly meaningful dialogue starts with hearing what each side has to say and we welcome further constructive dialogue.