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An exhibitor booth was asked to leave the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo Friday. “We believe in a safe and positive event for everyone,” @Calgaryexpo tweeted. “The exhibitor in question was asked to leave.”

Friday afternoon, Expo organizers posted the following message on their Facebook page:

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“The Calgary Expo is a positive and safe event for everyone. We have reason to believe that the Exhibitor in question does not fall in line with this mandate… so we have politely requested that they not participate in our show or future shows. We continue to build a positive and fun event for everyone.

“We have evidence,” it said “that the group in question was actively disregarding our mandate. We support free speech – and continue to promote equality across the board. Their removal from the show had zero to do with gender, and everything to do with our show policies, which apply to all exhibitors and attendees.”

“We are very proud of our initiative for #ExpoEquality and we wish everyone a happy, safe and fun Expo.”

shunt@calgaryherald.com

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