Toronto has been a focal point for protests against mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as against government lock downs. It’s also been a hot spot for new COVID cases which I’m sure is just a coincidence, but I digress. We have covered the Toronto COVID protests on
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: October 2020 Bits and Bites: Halloween Edition
We haven’t really done a bits and bites article in some time but we thought we would do so now. Please forgive our omissions in this purposely irreverent look back at the month of bigots behaving badly, often towards each other. In the last article we discussed the antics of
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Brian Kidder Arrested (Again). Also Chris Vanderweide Gets Involved Because Of Course He Does
By this point readers of this blog and other activists who monitor the far-right, or even people who regularly follow the regular news, will be familiar with the antics of Brian Kidder even is the name isn’t immediately familiar. He is a figure associated with the Canadian Revolution protesters who
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Ricky Tollikko and the Woke Onez Rebellion Try Turning the Dial to 11
Before getting into the meat of the article, we would like to offer this as a preamble: “This Is Spinal Tap” might be, at least in this writer’s opinion, the greatest mockumentary in the history of the genre (though “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind” could both also make
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Peaceful Red Deer Anti-Racist March A Success; Far-Right Narrative At Odds With Reality
This past Sunday, Red Deer Against Racism and the Black and Indigenous Alliance Alberta (BIAA) held a march in the city of Red Deer, AB. In stark contrast to the event which was to have taken place on September 20 where far-right hateriots and assorted hate groups (instigated by Pat King
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Canadian Proud Boys Embrace "Fashy" Image, Message, and Ideology; POTUS Emboldens American Proud Boys During Debate
As the United States barrel towards an election which may very well decide the future of the democratic experiment in that country, extremists such as the Proud Boys (among others) have ramped up the violence in both rhetoric and action with Portland being one of the key flash points: Patriot
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Red Deer Aftermath and Some Identifications
This past Sunday the group Red Deer Against Racism with speakers from the Rural Alberta Against Racism (RAAR) and the Black and Indigenous Alliance Alberta (BIAA) had planned on holding a rally in the city of Red Deer, AB. Similar rallies had been held in other rural communities where members
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Held a March That Was Attended by Fascists
On Saturday September 12 the Canadian Coalition for Firearms rights organized a march in Ottawa. It was attended by probably between 2000-3000 people. Also credit to the CCFR for promoting the use of masks and social distancing for the event. The rally was a decent size but it’s important to
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Northern Guard: Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and QAnon
Since late 2015 Canada has experienced a marked increase in the number of far-right groups opposed to the governing Liberal Party, immigration and refugees, Muslims, and the nebulous concept of globalism which in itself is mired in an assortment of conspiracy theories and antisemitism both subtle and overt. While many
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: More Overt Racism In Calgary Soldiers of Odin Chapter
On August 29 two rallies took place in the city of Calgary. One was a BLM/Defund the Police rally at city hall which, despite attempts to harass and antagonize the participants by Jeff Clayton, Proud Boys, members of the tiny (and ridiculously named) Woke Onez Rebellion, and others, went off
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: QAnon: How an anonymous 4chan poster lead to a U.S. domestic terrorist threat which spread to Canada
There has been a lot written about the QAnon conspiracy theory since it began, especially with violent acts perpetrated by its supporters so we felt it was important to discuss the movement, and how it has spread to Canada. Pre QAnon: Pizzagate Before QAnon another conspiracy theory popped up concerning
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Canadian Far-Right Responds to the Murder of Two Protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was shot and paralyzed by police last week, which set off major protests in the city. It was during one of these protests that Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17 year old boy from Antioch, Illinois, who is a member of a right-wing militia, shot
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: James Sears Distributing Flyers Claiming Covid-19 Pandemic is a Satanic Hoax
A year after being sentenced to a year in prison for distributing hate via the antisemitic and misogynistic Your Ward News in a Toronto court, James Sears is distributing flyers in a Toronto neighbourhood. The flyer dropped off at a Toronto restaurant on St. Clair West, submitted via a tip from
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Jewish Defence League Targets the Canadian Nationalist Party
Travis Patron, the failed federal candidate who currently faces charges of assault against two women, and leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, has continued to escalate his party’s rhetoric on social media, and confirm for everyone watching, that they are, in fact, a neo-Nazi party. In recent months Patron has
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Canada Day 2020: Far-Right Rally Tries, Fails to Storm the Hill and Armed QAnon Believer Attempts to Enter Rideau Hall
With promises of thousands of people showing and multiple suggestions that there would be violence if they were opposed, a far-right rally which had been planned since shortly after the election last year took place on Canada Day in downtown Ottawa, and was mostly uneventful. All the video and photos
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: London, ON Proud Boy Nicolas Bennett Behind Extremist Telegram Channel
The Proud Boys always insist they aren’t neo-Nazis. They use this plausible deniability (members from various backgrounds, supposedly not allowing neo-Nazis) as a shield against criticism, instead referring to their opposition as the “real fascists.” They even request that applicants not be neo-Nazis. On the surface, anyway. It seems that once
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: GUEST ARTICLE: Far-Right Fail to Bait Anti-Racist Protesters in Rural Alberta
After more than 12 years, in January 2020, the founder of the ARC blog, Kurt Phillips, stepped away, passing the blog to new writers. Since then, he has contributed the the Canadian Anti-Hate Network as both a writer and a board member. This is Kurt’s first guest article. You can
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: WEXIT Leader Peter Downing Escalates His Rhetoric, Bootlicking
Although the media reaction to the WEXIT campaign has been mixed with some journalists giving a pass to the more extremist elements of members, others examined them with a more critical eye. It should surprise no one that WEXIT leader Peter Downing has ramped up his rhetoric while the media
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Chris Saccoccia: Privileged Yellow Vester Participating in Toronto Anti-Lockdown Rallies
Multiple cities across Canada (and the world) have seen a rise in anti-lockdown protests intended to counter current lockdown procedures put in place to inhibit the spread of COVID-19. The rallies in Toronto have been some of the largest in Canada, with a few hundred people attending. The Toronto rallies
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Mosque watchers have interesting friends
This has been a tough Ramadan for those observing during COVID19. Normally Muslims are praying at the mosque and breaking their fast with friends and families. An agreement was reached that mosques can sound the Adhan (call to prayer) during Iftar (the time to break the fast). We’ve seen Islamophobes
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