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
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Former Aryan Guard Member Bill Noble: Allegedly Harassing Commuters and Canadian Nationalist Party Support
This past weekend ARC received a disturbing report out of Winnipeg: When the individual posting this message was contacted they were sent a photo of someone who appeared to fit the description. That individual was Bill Noble: This photo was taken recently in 2019 This photo is roughly 7 or
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Joey Deluca of WCAI Planning Rally in Edmonton on March 29. He Should Be Prepared O Be Laughed At…. Again
Sometimes I come across information in a rather round-about way. For example years ago I found myself reading an article on Wikipedia and realized that I had forgotten how I had gotten there. I just started clicking links from the original piece I had been looking up so I had
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Eric Brazau: Islamophobe, Racist, and Liar
On June 21, the following flyer was found on the notice board of a Toronto public library: The person who posted the flyer did not have permission from the library staff to do so. The flyer itself was also a bald-faced lie: Edited to protect identity of the individual who
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: I Don’t Think Steven Myatt Likes ARC Anymore
ARC first became acquainted with Steven Alexander Wicket Chirpa Tokkat Zephee Gregory Myatt in reference to his involvement in the June 3 Ottawa anti-M103 rally that was being organized by Mike Waine. Myatt appeared to have been another individual who had taken a leadership role in spearheading this event which missed
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: Disguised B&H Leader McKee Gets Far To Close To Prime Minister Trudeau
I haven't written a great deal about Calgary's Blood & Honour, though I have been keeping an eye on them. For the most part their public profile has been relatively low with the occasional flyer and/or sticker promoting the group being found around Calgary. They have however hosted a number
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:
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: February 2016 Bits and Bites
So PEGIDA Canada held another rally today without telling anyone. The results were as sad as the previous effort despite the spin they placed on it: In related news, we're still following the aftermath of our recent article detailing the often vio…
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 readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Jon Latvis: "I Saved Your Life Man!"
It seems like only yesterday that former Rahowa lead guitar and songwriter Jon Latvis gave mayor Ford a bit of indigestion: When this picture was made public, Latvis tried to disavow his Nazi past and even threatened to sue Warren Kinsella which would have been awesome! Because, you know, we
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Old Haunts of the Heritage Front
We're currently waiting for some information regarding a couple of upcoming articles, but we thought that we would revisit our project concerning documenting the history of the Canadian racist movement. The primary focus of our research has been on the years 1989 to 1994 under the leadership of Wolfgang Droege
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: "Shoot the Boer" and Bonehead Hypocrisy
We noted yesterday that the big "Occupy South African Embassies" protest in Toronto was sort of a bust. However Paulie, needing to polish yet another turd, begs to differ: Yes, that's right. Close to three dozen.Uhm….. We have other photos as well. In no photo is there a number that
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Jon Latvis…. You Aren’t Helping
Suffice it to say, Rob Ford has not had a pleasant week. Two weeks almost. In fact we dare say that the past two weeks has fucking sucked. And things really don’t really look to be improving any time soon. But on this, Rob Ford’s birthday, at least one person
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Ford Family Member Connected to KKK in 1980s
Remember this photo? It recently appeared on "The Daily Show" earlier this week. This is Toronto mayor Rob Ford with Jon Latvis, founding member of the racist band RaHoWa with ties to the Heritage Front, Creativity Movement, and violent racists. We found this photo and sent it to Warren Kinsella
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Paul Fromm, the London March, and the Fine Art of Turd Polishing
First, let us begin by stating if the boneheads in London, ON wish to hold another march and rally in the same manner that they did yesterday, we unreservedly support their efforts. No, really. We will explain, but first we should note that Paulie provides his account of the march
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Photos of Wade Michael Page
Information has been coming out concerning the murder of 7 Sikhs at a Wisconsin temple. The alleged murderer, Wade Michael Phillips, was a former member of the American military who was discharged in 1998 (evidently his discharge was under less than favorable circumstances). He later joined a number of neo-Nazi
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Jon Latvis Doesn’t Understand How the Internet Works
We noted in our last article that Jon Latvis spoke to a reporter from "The Sun" in an effort to extricate himself from the unpleasant notoriety as a result of Warren Kinsella's recent article. Or, as Latvis himself puts it: Latvis has taken a not so novel approach to dealing
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: London Olympics 2012: What the racist Swiss soccer player said
By now, most of you are aware that a second athlete from Europe has been ejected from the London Olympics for racism. Swill soccer player Michel Morganella got the boot yesterday for posting a racist message on Twitter insulting South Koreans after his team lost 2-1 to South Korea. But most of
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: July 2012 Bits and Bites
Last week we witnessed what might be termed a feeding frenzy as the msm wrote a few stories about a simple little picture posted first on Warren Kinsella's website (and thank you Warren for crediting us with tracking it down). Mayor Ford did offer a credible explanation which we accept
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