Suddenly, Canada’s usually soft immigration and border entry system is throwing the book at somebody.

That somebody is British free-speech activist Tommy Robinson.

Robinson was arrested and detained by what looked like 10 law enforcement officers, some wearing lumberjack or farming attire, outside of a Calgary hotel after his speaking event Monday night. He was handcuffed and taken away. With it being undercover officers, it seemed at first like a kidnapping or rendition without much information on why he was being grabbed. It harkened to the perceived dictatorial hand of the Trudeau government’s Emergencies Act declaration during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa in 2022.

Tommy Robinson was arrested in Canada for having an “outstanding immigration warrant.”

Stay away from Canada, they don’t believe in free speech.pic.twitter.com/lfEQqr5Rrz

While it looked harsh at first glance, it turns out there was a legal warrant issued for police to arrest Robinson.

“Officers from the Calgary Police Service were in attendance to keep the peace during the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) arrest,” said Calgary Police spokesperson Emma Poole.”

All of Fleet Street’s major papers — the Daily Mail, the U.K. Sun and The Guardian — have covered the story of this 41-year-old well-known figure from Luton, England, whose legendary battles with the powers that be have been front-page news in Britain for decades.

Tommy Robinson claims he was arrested in Canada on suspicion of immigration offences after giving speech - as video shows far-Right activist 'being led away in handcuffs' https://t.co/rkXaimnfjR pic.twitter.com/6ypy2tCtuh

Robinson, who’s birth name is........

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