Imagine that a political party has emerged which condemns secularism and the separation of church and state, promotes the recriminalization of homosexuality, strong censorship of what it deems to be blasphemous, adherence to strict gender rolls, and which advocates the for their religious views to become the law of the
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Northern Reflections: The March To Oblivion
The United Nations has just told us that we have twelve years to prevent a global catastrophe. Global warning will soon have disastrous consequences. But the U.N. report isn’t on Doug Ford’s and Jason Kenny’s radar. Geoffrey Stevens writes: Appearing together before an overflow crowd of 1,500 true believers in
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Faith Goldy: "Really It [sic] Publicity For Her YouTube Channel"
It has been a little over a week since Faith Goldy and her dude-bro sycophants took their selfie with Ontario Premier Doug Ford: One of those in the photo, "Jack Tyler" is a member of both ID Canada and Students For Western Civilization and can be found in these other past
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Faith Goldy Display’s Her Understanding of Gun Safety At Roger Stone’s and Milo Yiannopoulos’ Discount "Eyes Wide Shut" Party
So on Monday Doug Ford was forced to comment on his encounter with Faith Goldy and her entourage of neo-fascists…. er…. fine, upstanding, totally having loads of sex with ALL the women, young men. And in totally not shocking news, Ford seems okay with it all: Asked by the NDP
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: State of the Far-Right: We Must Remain Vigilant
After the humiliation the far right faced not only in Toronto this past Saturday but also in Washington D.C. on Sunday (to add insult to injury, the organizer of the failed D.C. "Unite the Right 2" rally was emasculated during a podcast by his father), anti-racist and anti-fascist activists are
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: WCAI Hoping For Charlottesville North
The date of the planned Worldwide Coalition Against Islam rally is certainly not a coincidence as it coincides with the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally. The event was initially made infamous by the scene of white supremacists walking through the streets of the city chanting
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Updates on Proud Boys Brandon Vaughan and Robert Jones, Meir Weinstein, Faith Goldy, and Doug Ford
We certainly weren't the first to report that Brandon Vaughan, a member of the Proud Boys, had been indicted for assaulting a Palestinian-American last spring in Washington D.C., but he was on our radar first for his participation in a number of Islamophobic protests, including one in Calgary organized by
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Doug Ford’s Support Among White Nationalists and Racist Groups
Dog whistles have a long history in politics. During the 2015 federal election, then prime minister Steven Harper spoke of “old stock Canadians” in order to stimulate the Conservative base, especially after the Federal Court ruled that a woman wearing a niqab could take the oath of citizenship; Mr. Harper
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: A Reminder That Kevin J. Johnston Is Also A Misogynist As Well As A Bigot
Back in July a strange story hit the news in Ontario. It involved Whitchurch-Stouffville Mayor Justin Altmann and a CSI-style mind-map of Whitchurch-Stouffville residents…. in his office bathroom: A wall of pictures and cryptic messages that the mayor of Whitchurch-Stouffville posted on the wall of his office washroom has been revealed,
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: White Nationalist Ronny Cameron: Canada’ Biggest Problem? Asian Immigration.
Less than 24 hours removed from Doug Ford becoming Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader and the folks this blog covers are feeling pretty good about themselves, including one Ronny Cameron: Despite Cameron being banned on his own Facebook page for a month, he had been able to access the Facebook group
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Soldiers of Odin Member Photographed With More City Officials in Ontario
In August Sudbury police chief Paul Pedersen apologized for being photographed with members of the Soldiers of Odin, a group that at my most charitable I would describe as a right-wing vigilante group but is even more accurately described as an anti-immigrant, Islamophobic, hate group. So with this in mind, as
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: What’s Jon Latvis Up To These Days?
We should mention that despite our feelings about the late Rob Ford’s tenure as mayor of Toronto, we were not suggesting that he was sympathetic towards neo-Nazis (the explanation provided by his office did a good job of putting this to bed), but that his handlers should have been more diligent in preventing Latvis from being photographed with Mr. Ford. In any case, Latvis himself denied his entire history of being involved in the biggest White Power bands of the 1990s and suggested he would sue Mr. Kinsella for defamation.
Considering that the Internet exists which documented his active and enthusiastic involvement in the neo-Nazi movement, as well as the following post made on his own Facebook profile explaining to his friends why he publicly denied his involvement, it would have been a very difficult case for him to make which is probably why he didn’t sue:
Now, fast forward a few years.
Last weekend, the Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival took place in Toronto. It is an event, like other similar festivals, that celebrates Ukrainian culture including food (we loves us our perogies), dance, and music. As this writer also has connections to Ukraine, it sounds like a good time and a blast to attend.
But based on what the good folks at the Left Chapter observed while watching a video of the parade, there was a bit of a fly in the ointment:
The portrait on the side of the banner closest to the viewer is that of Stepan Bandera. |
Yeah, those are members of the Canadian chapter of Right Sector.
And who are Right Sector?
Critics at home say the party’s inflammatory rhetoric and violence is helping Russian media to depict Ukraine as overrun with “neo-Nazis” who threaten the Russian-speaking population.
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Activists claiming to be Right Sector members were involved in Kiev’s Maidan protests from late November, but the group did not attract much attention until violent clashes with police in central Kiev on 19 January, in which it played a leading role.
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A leading figure in the Right Sector, Andriy Tarasenko, says it aims not for closer ties with Europe but rather to “build a nationalist Ukrainian state and stage a nationalist revolution”.
Dmytro Yarosh calls himself a follower of Stepan Bandera, a nationalist leader who fought Polish and Soviet rule in the 1930s and 1940s but is seen in Russia and eastern Ukraine as a Nazi collaborator.
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Some far-right activists interviewed by the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse in Kiev in early March made it clear that they wanted a Ukraine “just for Ukrainians”.
Other articles on Right Sector are equally enlightening:
- Ukrainian far-right group claims to be co-ordinating violence in Kiev
- ‘Right Sector’ hackers attempt to blackmail Polish government
- Kiev Pride 2016: Why are Ukraine’s politicians silent on attacks against LGBT people?
- The Assault on Kiev Pride
- Ukraine: When the Right Sector Runs the Courtroom
- Ukraine government in armed standoff with nationalist militia
- Ukraine: Overwhelming new evidence of prisoners being tortured and killed amid conflict
Now, much like Rob Ford who was pictured with Jon Latvis, we don’t believe the organizers intended on having a far-right ultranationalist group join in on their parade, however we would apply the same criticism as we did in Mr. Ford’s case when we suggest they should have done a more thorough job checking into the groups participating.
But it might be of interested to our readers to know that Latvis actually has a bit of a connection here as well:
Yep, he’s a supporter of Right Sector:
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: News Summary
Belgium attacked, Rob Ford dies, Budget release, and atmosphere pollutants at dangerous levels. What's the biggest story? #climatechange — Saskboy (@saskboy) March 22, 2016 Goodbye Rob Ford. You left a mark on Canada’s reputation, and now you’re free to go swim with the sharks in the sky. Here’s my favourite Ford video, which sums up […]
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: More Ford Fest Fallout: Ron Banerjee Focus Of Criminal Complaint
Late last month we posted an article on an apparent assault during Ford Fest. Ron Banerjee, who has been featured on this blog as a result of his virulent Islamaphobia, is seen in a video with his hands around the throat of a protester at the event. Prior to this
Continue readingLeft Over: Hey MacDougall, Try Google!
OPINION Commenters snipe from sidelines, but the kids in short pants are all right It’s time to name and shame anonymous commenters who insult people working to improve Canada By Andrew MacDougall, for CBC News Posted: Jun 13, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 13, 2014 5:00 AM ET MacDougall, finish eating
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Jon Latvis: Fan of Right Sector and Hitler (Not So Much A Fan Of Himmler)
Right now the Ukraine Presidential election is underway. The vote has been disrupted in the Eastern part of the country where pro-Russia separatists have vowed not to let the election take place in the part of the country they control. Here's the thing though. We know that the situation in
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: No wonder Rob Ford is so screwed up. His mother is Dame Edna…
No wonder Rob Ford is so screwed up. His mother is Dame Edna and his father was Nosh from the movie Eat the Rich (see photos above). But seriously folks, you good people of the great city of Toronto, there’s something disturbing about Ford’s mother Diane. Don’t be too quick
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Due to the poor attendance at Rob Ford’s campaign kickoff…
Due to the poor attendance at Rob Ford’s campaign kickoff party, his new theme song could be “Half Empty Halls” by The Evaporators. By most accounts, the April 17, 2014 event was a flop, with low turnout, no “history in the making” moments (another Ford promise broken), none of the
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the…
Some beautiful animation about a terrible person. Are the creators psychic or merely wishful? We’ll find out in 2014.
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: Just when you thought the lying scumbag Rob Ford couldn’t…
Just when you thought the lying scumbag Rob Ford couldn’t sink any lower, he belly flops into the filthy, shitty muck yet again. During a softball interview by Conrad Black on the show Zoomer TV — which aired on December 9, 2013 on the religious channel, Vision — the lying, corrupt
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