Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has yet to receive any official communication from the federal government confirming its ban from entering Canada, it told CBC News, after an announcement by Liberal MP Vince Gasparro in a widely shared social media video on Friday.

"Nobody has instructed Kneecap that they can't travel to Canada except Vince and his social media video," said band manager Dan Lambert in an interview.

CBC News reached out to multiple government departments, but hasn't received details about the decision beyond Gasparro's initial post where he said he was making the announcement "on behalf of the Government of Canada."

Gasparro said "the group have amplified political violence and publicly displayed support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas."

He also said

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