He was charged — so why is the Defence Department still employing him?
An employee of Canada’s Department of National Defence accused of throwing smoke bombs inside a Montreal church is still employed by the federal government. Nearly a year after the incident during a Sean Feucht worship service, Gabriel Lepage is now facing a criminal mischief charge, and the response Rebel News received from his employer is raising even more questions.
Nearly a year after two smoke bombs were thrown inside a Montreal church during a Christian worship service, a man identified by Rebel News is now officially facing a criminal charge.
Gabriel Lepage has been charged with mischief under Section 430 of the Criminal Code in connection with the incident at Ministerios Restauración church during American Christian singer Sean Feucht’s Canadian tour.
The charge against Lepage has not been proven in court.
At the time, the City of Montreal had revoked the permit that would have allowed Feucht to perform outdoors. Pastor Bernaby Quevedo nevertheless decided to host the event inside his church, which was later hit with a $2,500 fine.
During the service, protesters gathered outside. An individual then entered the church, lit two smoke bombs and threw them toward the stage before calmly leaving the building.
Rebel News launched a campaign to identify the man captured on surveillance footage and eventually identified him as Gabriel Lepage, an employee of Canada’s Department of National Defence.
When Rebel News later confronted Lepage outside his workplace near Montreal’s Longue-Pointe military base, several masked far-left activists appeared, and one of them physically assaulted me.
Now that Lepage is officially facing a criminal charge, Rebel News asked National Defence whether he remains employed by the department and whether he is facing any administrative or disciplinary action.
After nearly two weeks, National Defence responded:
“We can confirm that the individual is employed by DND. Information relating to any administrative or disciplinary measures is considered personal information and must be protected in accordance with the privacy protection provisions under the Privacy Act.”
In other words, National Defence confirms Lepage is still employed by the department, but refuses to disclose whether any disciplinary action has been taken.
That leaves an obvious question: should a federal employee accused in connection with smoke bombs being thrown during a religious service continue working for an institution responsible for Canada’s national defence and security?
And would this case have been treated the same way if another religious community had been targeted?
Gabriel Lepage’s next court appearance is scheduled for September 14. Rebel News will continue following this case closely.
Alexandra Lavoie
Quebec based Journalist
Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.
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