Earlier at present, Canadian member of parliament Vince Gasparro introduced that Kneecap are “ineligible to enter our nation.” In a video, Gasparro declared that “as parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, I’m asserting that efficient instantly the members of Kneecap have been deemed ineligible to enter Canada. Canada stands firmly towards hate speech, incitements to violence, and the glorification of terrorism.”
The Irish-rapping trio have already responded with two statements — one for Vince Gasparro and one other directed at Canadian followers. Within the former, they known as Gasparro’s phrases “wholly unfaithful and deeply malicious” and shall be taking authorized motion towards the MP.
Their full assertion to Gasparro reads:
A Message to Vince Gasparro
Your feedback about us are wholly unfaithful and deeply malicious. We is not going to settle for it. No member of Kneecap has been convicted of ANY crime in ANY nation EVER.
While you outrageously attempt to declare we’re antisemitic ‘the Instances’ newspaper in England at present wrote of our headline present in London final evening as ’emphatically anti-sectarian’.
We’ve at present instructed our attorneys to provoke authorized motion towards you.
We shall be relentless in defending ourselves towards baseless accusations to silence our opposition to a genocide being dedicated by Israel.Once we beat you in courtroom, which we are going to, we are going to donate each cent to help a few of the hundreds of kid amputees in Gaza.
Their assertion directed to followers defined that there are particular Zionist teams spreading misinformation about them with the intention to affect the Canadian authorities and have an effect on their skill to tour regardless of having performed within the Canada varied instances “with zero points and a message of solidarity and love.” The message in full reads:
A message to Canadian Followers
Lately many efforts have been made by your authorities to take away our skill to journey to Canada regardless of having legitimate ‘eTA’s.
We’re conscious of serious Zionist foyer teams (Allied voices for Israel, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs & Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem) making an attempt to affect your authorities and its representatives by way of critical misinformation which we’re performing towards legally.
Yesterday we responded with all data requested of us to the immigration/eTA authorities.
It’s our view that after they realised there was no authorized foundation on which to cease us that they at present, by way of Vince Gasparro, sought to maliciously misrepresent Kneecap.We’ve performed in Canada many instances with zero points and a message of solidarity and love.
We’re sorry we can’t be with you subsequent month however we is not going to be silenced and can all the time oppose genocide.Use your voices in Canada – get up and converse out.
Thursday, Kneecap carried out their largest headlining present outdoors of Eire at OVO Enviornment Wembley in London. Gurriers and Jelani Blackman opened the present. Kneecap had been additionally joined by Huge Assault’s Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall with a video that denounced apartheid and genocide. The movie — which was shared on Huge Assault’s socials at present — highlights how cultural areas are dominated or owned by firms complicit with the Palestinian genocide, however artists, shoppers, and residents nonetheless have the facility to dissent. “You’re the watershed.”
Discover each responses and the video beneath.
On behalf of the Authorities of Canada I’m asserting that on the recommendation of our officers, we’ve deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our nation.
Our authorities is not going to tolerate the advocating of political violence, terrorism or Anti-Semitism and hate extra broadly. pic.twitter.com/3KOf84G3bZ
— Vince Gasparro (@vgasparro) September 19, 2025
A message to Vince Gasparro and our many followers throughout Canada. 👇 https://t.co/66avCapPgn pic.twitter.com/ySsrgpMs6J
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) September 19, 2025