Thread by @antihateca

Just like after Charlottesville, Canadians are asking if what happened in Washington DC could happen north of the border. The tragic part is we don’t need to wonder what extremism will look like in Canada.

It’s already here.

antihate.ca/canadian_extre…

Canadian Ranger Corey Hurren was arrested after he drove his truck into the gates of Rideau Hall. On July 2, he allegedly carried 4 firearms & a note addressed to Justin Trudeau.

A look into his social media accounts suggests he’s a follower of QAnon.
vice.com/en/article/z3e…

The day after the violence in Washington DC, Kevin Michael Hollman of Saskatoon was charged with 2nd-degree murder for allegedly killing his mother.

Social media shows he may have been a QAnon adherent & conspiracy theorist.

https://twitter.com/antihateca/status/1347250921919705089

Far-right podcast host Adam Blainey recently took to his show’s forums and proudly admitted to being a white supremacist, made dozens of racist and homophobic comments, and went as far as to encourage white Canadians to attack Parliament.
antihate.ca/canadian_podca…

There have also been attempts over the past 2 years by the Canadian patriot movement to “Storm The Hill” in Ottawa. This year there were repeated attempts to organize events that would “begin the battle to #TakeBackCanada.”

They lacked the numbers.

https://twitter.com/_llebrun/status/1347020248759869441

The declaration of a moderate livelihood fishery by a Mi'kmaw community in Nova Scotia resulted in prolonged harassment, violence and multiple criminal acts by groups of non-indigenous fishermen against indigenous bodies, equipment and buildings.

https://twitter.com/Kukukwes/status/1316329845052370944

After protesters faced police & court orders to leave an area now known as 1492 Land Back Lane many refused to budge. Fighting for Six Nations treaty rights has, as of Jan. 5, seen 32 people arrested with 16 warrants outstanding.

tvo.org/article/broken…

The Canadian anti-mask movement is dominated by familiar conspiracy theories and individuals from the country’s hate-sphere, including anti-Muslim streamer Kevin Johnson, white nationalist power couple Leigh Stuart & Chris Vanderweide, and more.

Brian Ruhe was an early member & organizer of the BC-based No More Lockdowns. He was eventually ousted from the group, though recently appeared on video giving the Nazi salute with other anti-mask attendees in a re-enactment of a Nazi-style book burning.

https://twitter.com/nolifeneet/status/1311004578696048641

Both Mothers Against Distancing founder Chris Sky and anti-lockdown member of provincial parliament Randy Hiller made separate appearances on the antisemitic Plaid Army live stream.

antihate.ca/ontario_mpp_ra…

In Red Deer, a community anti-racist rally was beset by counterprotesters. There were several instances of violence & tensions were stoked as Pat King told his followers that “truckloads” of people were being brought in to “disrupt the community”
edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2020/09/…