In February, we wrote about a poorly attended rally on Parliament Hill. At the time, the rally consisted of a few straggling Yellow Vests and conspiracy theorists. Signs and speeches referenced the bonkers pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon. QAnon surfaced around 2017 on the 4chan message board, and is widely touted and
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Stefan Molyneux Made a Video Called the Truth About the Nova Scotia Shooter, Yet Provided No Truth
Stefan Molyneux recently made a video titled “The Truth About the Nova Scotia Shooting” and much like many of his ‘truth about’ videos he tends to not provide any truth. For those unfamiliar with Stefan Molyneux, he is a white nationalist, and cult leader, who has used his platform on
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Kevin Johnston is Masquerading as an Ex-Muslim Woman In America
We last saw Kevin Johnston begging for cash and trying to sell his graphic design services, just before he was sent to prison for allegedly threatening the Crown prosecutor in his hate crimes case. Since Kevin Johnston was released from prison due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems he’s using
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Tarek Fatah and The Toronto Sun Ramp Up the Islamophobia
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing health measures, the Mississauga City Council recently approved a temporary relaxation of noise by-law restrictions, allowing mosques in the city to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer during Ramadan. The motion was passed unanimously and also made clear that services
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Far-Right Organizing in Vancouver Lockdown Protests with Police Complicity
A hotspot for anti-lockdown protests has been Vancouver. Our friend @nolifeneet has been tirelessly tracking and reporting on them on Twitter, and was kind enough to provide a guest article, detailing the protests, who is involved in them, and why they are so problematic. Follow them on Twitter at @nolifeneet. * *
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Winnipeg Neo-Nazi Exposed – Justin Hjalmarsson
ARC received a tip earlier today from antifascists about swastika imagery at a home in Winnipeg: a swastika has been spotted in the backyard of a home with a confederate flag in the window. The swastika carving in the backyard of the residence in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood. ARC
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Rampant During Pandemic
It’s not a surprise that the far-right have latched onto every conspiracy under the sun with respect to Covid-19; this is where they live. It’s also not a surprise that they’re willing to put people in danger in order to bolster what they believe to be the truth, while maintaining
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Walrus Interviewed WEXIT Members. We Dug a Little Deeper.
The Walrus recently produced a photo essay about WEXIT in which they interview various, including some who have previously had a relatively low profile. Photo-journalist Brett Gundlock states in the introduction: It would be easy to fall back on stereotypes of Albertans and vilify Wexiteers as resentful, oil-spoiled rednecks. Instead, I
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Racist Poster Campaigns Gaining Momentum Across Canada Thanks to Telegram
A recent article from Omar Mosleh detailed a number of racist poster campaigns across Canada, focusing on the latest shift from ID Canada towards ecofascism. From The Base to Proud Boys to ID Canada, to more generic (on the surface, anyway) posters and stickers, the issue has grown – and
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Derek Harrison Justifies Violence Against Women in Transphobic and Misogynistic Video
In a video uploaded to YouTube on March 22, Derek Harrison (Rants) of Plaid Army framed a new clip as a being about “personal responsibility,” showing what Harrison claims to be examples of people who did not take personal responsibility and therefore are at fault for what happened next. Harrison, however, uses
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Toronto Protest For Greece Draws Far-Right and Neo-Nazis
On March 8, 2020 AHEPA Toronto held a rally in support of Greece’s refusal to allow asylum-seekers through the Greek border. Their position, as indicated in an email campaign they’ve encouraged supporters to participate in, is one that has appealed to far-right ideologues: …pressure has been exerted on Greece’s eastern
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: February 2020 Bits and Bites: (Fake) Posters, Win Nay is Embarrassing, Robert Jones Escalates, and Tim Jones Goes Mask Off
February has been a ride. We’re still working on collecting the worst of the worst with the far-right’s response to Wet’suwet’en, which we’ll publish in other article(s) as it deserves. For now, here are some highlights from the last month. A video was posted to YouTube by Hamilton Ed (last
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Loki Hulgaard of Medicine Hat Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes Charge
Loki Hulgaard, originally arrested in 2018 and charged with willful promotion of hatred, has pled guilty as of February 28, 2020. From Medicine Hat News: Hulgaard, who was arrested in August 2018 after attempting to circulate currency with anti-Semitic slogans printed on it, was slated for trial Feb. 26-28, but
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: WEXIT Party Leader Downing Shares Violent Fantasies About Indigenous Protesters
Canada is gripped by LNG/Wet’suwet’en crisis, and we’re witnessing national support for the Wet’suwet’en people with solidarity blockades, rallies and protests that have popped up across the country. We’ve observed an enormous increase in not only anti-Indigenous racism, but also calls for vigilante violence. Peter Downing, former RCMP officer and
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: The Patriots Held a Rally In Ottawa and Nobody Cared
Members of the far-right Yellow Vests along with other conspiracy theorists attended a march and rally in Ottawa on February 25th, 2020. The rally was organized by Crystal Vargas, a Canadian QAnon conspiracy theorist. We’ll get to the content of the speeches at the rally but I’ll let Mindy Thomas
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Far-Right Groups Engaging in Vigilantism
The RCMP raids of Wet’suwet’en territory set off a series of rail blockades in defense of the First Nations’ community. Some of the blockades have been in place for over two weeks, and regardless of how illegal the RCMP actions are far-right groups have begun to show impatience with the
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Jeremy Mackenzie: Nova Scotia-Based Extremist YouTuber Spreads Hate
A Dalhousie University event featuring Romeo Dallaire and his organization Child Soldiers this week drew the ire of the Canadian far-right, due to the inclusion of Omar Khadr. Despite the amount of online chatter, only a few people showed up to the event to protest in person. One of those
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Kevin Johnston Never Learns
2020 hasn’t been kind to Kevin. Johnston was taken to court by the city of Mississauga for what appears to be improperly placed campaign signs during his failed mayoral run. Johnston, who lost a massive lawsuit filed by Mohamad Fakih to the tune of $2.5 million, is also currently facing
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Guest Article: Far-Right Harassment of Fierte Sudbury Pride
This article is cross-posted with Anti-Racist Sudbury, and can be found on here. ARC has wanted to cover the extensive harassment being suffered by Fierte Sudbury Pride for some time and as our friends at Anti-Racist Sudbury have been writing about this extensively, we felt sharing their work was the right
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: January 2020 Bits and Bites: Mathews Apprehended, Vanderweide Angers Vets, Northern Guard Defection, Are Ronny Cameron and Steven Lane Okay?
It’s been a minute, so we decided a nice round-up of January, 2020 was the appropriate way to get back into it. Keep your eyes peeled for some other changes too, which are just around the corner. Patrik Mathews, the former Canadian Reservist who was exposed last summer as a
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