Trusts Arena should not cancel Candace

Radio NZ reports:

Far-right US influencer Candace Owens’ Auckland event next year has been cancelled, after the commentator was earlier denied entry into Australia.

Owens lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

The NZ event’s venue Trusts Arena confirmed the event was cancelled some months ago, due to its controversial nature.

They should not have done this. Owens should not be denied a venue just because she is “controversial”. Hosting an event is not an endorsement.

Let there be no mistake. Owens is a deeply repugnant person. I can’t decide if she is evil or just amoral. Her baseless accusations that Charlie Kirk was murdered by his own staff or colleagues in TPUSA and the Jews is almost sociopathic.

But her views should be countered, exposed and ridiculed – not shut down by a venue.