It has been a busy day as ARC has learned from Paul Fromm that Arthur Topham has been arrested: Topham was prosecuted and convicted for promoting hate online back in November 2015. He eventually launched a Charter challenge in 2016 however he lost his appeal and was sentenced on March
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Arthur Topham Sentencing and Dean Clifford Released.
Originally scheduled for March 10, Arthur Topham's sentencing was moved to tomorrow. In the meantime, Topham has been in preparation advising folks that he would be taking down his website and that anyone wishing to do so should take the time to collect as much information from it as possible.
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Arthur Topham Sentencing and Dean Clifford Released.
Originally scheduled for March 10, Arthur Topham's sentencing was moved to tomorrow. In the meantime, Topham has been in preparation advising folks that he would be taking down his website and that anyone wishing to do so should take the time to collect as much information from it as possible.
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We were out of the country for a couple of days and missed a few stories that would have been mentioned on the blog earlier. First, Arthur Topham, who was convicted on hate crime charges back in 2015 and who later filed an appeal, has lost that appeal: B.C. man
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: February 2017 Bits and Bites
We were out of the country for a couple of days and missed a few stories that would have been mentioned on the blog earlier. First, Arthur Topham, who was convicted on hate crime charges back in 2015 and who later filed an appeal, has lost that appeal: B.C. man
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: So, What Has Shawn Macdonald Been Up To?
Macdonald is on the left. We were recently given a heads up concerning some of Shawn Macdonald's recent activities. At the end of March, we reported that Montreal antifa had managed to shut down a concert featuring a number of racist bands. The "boneheads" at Vinland Awakes, a racist blog trying
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: So, What Has Shawn Macdonald Been Up To?
Macdonald is on the left. We were recently given a heads up concerning some of Shawn Macdonald's recent activities. At the end of March, we reported that Montreal antifa had managed to shut down a concert featuring a number of racist bands. The "boneheads" at Vinland Awakes, a racist blog trying
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: October 2016 Bits and Bites: Religious Bigotry Edition
We start with some rather ugly news from Calgary today: Anti-Muslim posters at University of Calgary prompt rally of supportBy Robson Fletcher, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 2:07 PM MT Last Updated: Oct 05, 2016 6:55 AM MT Students, faculty and administrators gathered
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Topham Launches Charter Challenge
As expected after his conviction on one count of promoting hatred, Arthur Topham has launched his expected Charter challenge: B.C. man convicted of promoting hate on web to challenge law in court todayCanada’s Criminal Code provisions out of step with internet reality, Arthur Topham’s supporters sayBy Betsy Trumpener, CBC News
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: July 2016 Bits and Bites
Back when we first wrote about Monika Schaefer, former Green Party federal candidate and current Holocaust denier, we anticipated that the like of Paulie, Arthur Topham, and now nutter Brian Ruhe would play the “persecuted German” angle. We haven’t been disappointed:
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: July 2016 Bits and Bites
This writer is currently on vacation, however there have been a few stories that have come out lately that our readers may find of interest.Back when we first wrote about Monika Schaefer, former Green Party federal candidate and current Holocaust deni…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Green Party of Canada Releases Statement on Monika Schaefer
Back in June we published an article about Monika Schaefer, a Green Party member and three time (at least) candidate in the riding of Yellowhead.
Or, perhaps it might be more accurate now to write that she is likely soon to be a former Green Party member:
The story has also been picked up by B’nai Brith Canada and by Ms. Schaefer’s local newspaper:
Video denying holocaust causes uproar
Posted by: fitzhugh Posted date: July 13, 2016 In: Archive, Feature, News
A video shot by a local resident denying the Holocaust has been widely condemned by the community and at least one resident has filed a formal complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
On June 17, Monika Schaefer, a well-known Jasper resident and former Green Party candidate, appeared in a video on Youtube denying the Holocaust. The video was subsequently posted on her Facebook page.
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Ken Kuzminski, president of the Jasper Royal Canadian Legion, described the video as hate speech.
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Green Party of Canada Releases Statement on Monika Schaefer
Back in June we published an article about Monika Schaefer, a Green Party member and three time (at least) candidate in the riding of Yellowhead.Or, perhaps it might be more accurate now to write that she is likely soon to be a former Green Party memb…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Former Green Party Candidate and 9/11 "Truther" Also Denies Holocaust
We first came across Monika Schaefer a few years back when Arthur Topham published an open letter penned by Schaefer to Green Party leader Elizabeth May regarding Schaefer’s belief that the 9/11 attacks were a “false flag” operation:
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Former Green Party Candidate and 9/11 "Truther" Also Denies Holocaust
We would like to introduce our readers to Monika Schaefer, a three time (and perhaps four time) federal Green Party candidate in the Alberta riding of Yellowhead:We first came across Monika Schaefer a few years back when Arthur Topham published an…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Topham: A Brief Reprieve
We learned today that, despite Arthur Topham's hate crimes conviction, his website will remain available online and that he can continue publishing his screeds at least until sentencing takes place in the new year.Paulie is pleased as punch:Read mo…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Turd Polishing During Topham Trial: Paulie Interviews David Lindsay
During the Topham hate crimes trial the ended in Arthur Topham's conviction, Paulie provided nearly daily updates, both written and video, though it should also be noted that these same updates also carried a wee bit of spin. In one of the write-up…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Topham Trial: Jury Reaches a Verdict
We’ll know more later we’re sure, but the word is that Arthur Topham was acquitted on the second of two charges however he was found guilty on the first charge. The Crown may appeal the acquittal and it seems likely that Topham will appeal the conviction. More details to follow.
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Topham Hate Crime Trial: Week Two
It looks like the trail might be winding down and that final statements could be as early as Monday. Earlier in the week Paulie continued to offer his $0.02 regarding the legitimacy of the Crown's expert witness: We suppose there is some irony in Paulie impugning the objectivity of the
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Topham Trial: Paulie’s Summary
Not long after we summarized (as best we could) the Topham hate crimes trial, Paulie also posted his take. We won't include the entire missive; a few selected entries should suffice. Though it appears to have been written on October 31, Paulie's piece wasn't uploaded until late Sunday. And it
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