Case Study: A Look At Steven Myatt's Supporters

It appears that the article posted on Sunday showing the federal Conservative leader chatting with Steven Myatt (member of the white nationalist and increasingly antisemitic Northern Guard) while at the UCP's first AGM has garnered some significant interest if the ol' Twitter machine can be believed. One individual did make a comment that is certainly worthy of merit:

I don’t think Andrew does a background check on everyone he talks to.

Unless I see it on Andrews feed, it’s not news.

— Spencer Bennett (@spencerbennett1) May 7, 2018

That is a completely fair observation. In fact here on this blog we've (I can write "we" again!) noted a few occasions where prominent politicians as well as law enforcement have been photographed with boneheads who, while known to us, wouldn't necessarily be well known outside this particular subculture:

• Whatever Happened to Jon Latvis?
• Disguised B&H Leader McKee Gets Far To Close To Prime Minister Trudeau
• Sudbury police chief apologizes for photo with Soldiers of Odin
• Soldiers of Odin Member Photographed With More City Officials in Ontario

However, there are some differences. Jon Latvis had been out of the public eye for close to 20 years when he had his photograph taken with Rob Ford. In the case of McKee, he purposely concealed his identity and his intentions in an effort to embarrass Justin Trudeau. And as for police and city officials being photographed with the Soldiers of Odin.... well.... as that hate group had been in the news frequently for the past two years this was at best profoundly stupid and careless and at worst....

In any case, in none of these situations did the haters have a discussion about their ideology or their plans and attempt to garner support from the politician they were photographed with. Myatt did and claims to have received at least tacit support from politicians he stated are aware of his efforts:

Could this be Myatt blowing smoke up his supporters' asses? Sure, but it is a claim that is worth some investigating.

What is certain is that the subculture we at ARC are interested in are very supportive of Myatt's efforts to have Trudeau charged, arrested, tried, and convicted of treason (because, you know, Muslims). One of those figures is this fella:

You know when you hold views that Kevin "No Show" Goudreau can get behind, you really need to start re-evaluating your entire life:

Yes, because Goudreau is a well adjusted individual....

Sigh....

Most of the people who are supporting Myatt's quixotic quest though are not the cartoonish caricature that "No Show" Goudreau is. Yes they hold bigoted views and are willing are easily manipulated, but they certainly wouldn't stand out in public per se. Really, they are your uncle who spouts of conspiracy theories at family events like Thanksgiving or your cousin you haven't seen in years (but is still a Facebook "friend") who continually shares Debate Post articles or memes about how refugees are a drain on the economy.

I think that's why I find this group to be among the more interesting to look at what motivates them.

There were a few people who "liked" Goudreau's two comments. One of them is Beau Welling of the Alberta Threepers who was in the news not long ago and who did not like it one bit:

A second person is Katy Latulippe, leader of the Quebec chapter of the Soldiers of Odin which was also recently profiled on ARC as a result of their open alliance with the overtly racist Atalante:

The third is a relatively new figure. Pako Dellaire is Myatt's treasurer responsible for the money that has been collected.

Wait, you remember Myatt explicitly stating that he wouldn't be asking for donations? There's a perfectly good response to that and apparently it is shut up and don't look at the man behind the curtain.

Currently there's a Go Fund Me page that has been set up that Dellaire is acting as the administrator:

While Myatt is receiving support from the likes of Goudreau, Welling, Latulippe, and members of groups like the World Wide Coalition Against Islam, Pegida Canada, and the Northern Guard, most of his support is coming from people like Dellaire.

Now people like Dellaire always existed,but if I am to put my pop psychology hat on the 24 hour news cycle and social media have, to use an overused term, radicalized them. Despite the world being safer and more stable, they were convinced by a constant stream of negativity that the world was in chaos. Social media reinforced this belief through actual fake news being disseminated as easily as hitting the share button but with no critical thought; if it supports my bias, it must be true and any evidence that would suggest that the information is incorrect can be dismissed.

Case in point. Many of these people believe that the UK (and Europe in general) is in collapse. They point specifically at the rare, but widely covered, tragedies that have occurred. One often hears or reads "look what's happening in Europe" from people who may not have even left this continent and have no conception of what life in Europe is actually like and ho much safer it is there than in Trump's America or Harper's Canada. They also have no conception of history. After a bombing that took place in the UK, many of these people speak and write about how "this never happened" before the "Muslims" emigrated. If they actually did some research they would find that in the 1970s through the late 1990s, there were often weekly bombings that took place in major cities in the UK which resulted in far more deaths.... and those engaged in these terrorist acts were at least nominally Christian (the Roman Catholic IRA and the Protestant paramilitaries).

The result of this constant stream of negativity, combined with the bigotry that existed already at least in a portion of this group, is that they are terrified. In large part this terror is based on a fiction, but it is also based on their fear of demographic changes in the western world. At one time it didn't matter because, since they were the majority and privileged as a result, it didn't affect them directly. Now these same people find themselves competing on a even playing field and, not able to adapt, see themselves as falling behind. To paraphrase a statement I recently heard, to people who had always gotten ahead due to privilege, equality feels like oppression to them now.

Seeing a group of frightened people, demagogues are able to stoke those fears even further and turn them against scapegoats. Your struggles are because of "those" people who speak in accented English. "Those" people who follow a different religion are invaders. Your child might find himself working for an immigrant, as if that is a bad thing. And these demagogues -- Trump, Kaczyński, Putin, Orbán, Duterte, Le Pen, and others -- have been very good at weaponizing this fear.

In this country, the animus of this group is being = directed currently at Prime Minister Trudeau as well as provincial leaders such as Premier Notley and Wynne. Since Myatt's efforts are focused on Trudeau, we'll look at him specifically.

Myatt has a Facebook group specifically created for those who are supporting his petition efforts. Recently one of the administrators posed a rather interesting question, not in and of itself but because of the responses that resulted:

The responses were fascinating in that they essentially claim that every negative thing, real or not, is Trudeau's fault. They claim he is directly responsible their own physical and mental health problems. He is responsible for one individual's bankruptcy and one woman's inability to support herself on an income she claims is more than $70,000. He is responsible for any crime committed in Canada ("never happened when Harper was Prime Minister") Some ironically claim that they feel so unsafe in the country that they feel they may need to flee while at the same time condemning government for supporting refugees who are characterized as cowards for escaping a war zone. Of course the fear of Muslims and "sharia" law is prevalent throughout, but also a more generalized fear of "the Other" pervades the thread. And there's the desire for violence to rectify their concerns. Some dream of political assassinations while others hope for a civil war.

There is also the hope for a savior. Someone who will deliver them from the danger that they believe exists (despite crime being at or near an all time low). Sometimes that savior is the Christian god who they pray will smite their enemies in a very Old Testament sort of way. Some pray for deliverance invoking the names of Donald Trump and Steven Myatt.

And it is their desire to submit to the demagogue in the form of Trump, Myatt, or another person, someone who would weaponize their fear for their own purposes (power, wealth, fame), which I find to be the most disquieting part of this thread:

News from Quebec: Gabriel Sohier Chaput is "Charles Zieger" and Soldiers of Odin Links to Atalante

I've never made it a secret that ARC's Quebec intel has historically been awful. Thankfully ARC has been able to bolster this deficiency to a degree through the invaluable assistance of a number of Quebec activists over the past year. However when journalists asked for assistance in determining the real identity of "Charles Zeiger" who was believed to be a Quebec-based neo-Nazi propagandist and a major contributor to the "Daily Stormer" ("Zeiger" being considered second to Andrew Anglin who created the noxious hate site) I wasn't able to contribute a hell of a lot.

Thanks to Quebec anti-fascists and journalists, his identity has been learned:

As reported in the "Montreal Gazette" Gabriel Sohier Chaput, an IT consultant who lives in apartment in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, is "Charles Zeiger" and one of the most influential hate propagandists in North America:

“Zeiger” is the pseudonym for the second-most prolific writer on the Daily Stormer, an extreme right-wing news website that attracts upwards of 80,000 unique visitors a month. 

The site traffics in conspiracy theories, refers to African-Americans as “nogs,” to gay men as “f**ots” and devotes coverage to what it calls the “Race War” and the “Jewish Problem.” Along with the Daily Stormer’s other authors, Zeiger has helped spread this ideology to a new generation of young white men across North America.
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“Zeiger is probably second to only Andrew Anglin, the Daily Stormer’s founder and chief propagandist,” said Keegan Hankis, the Southern Poverty Law Centre’s senior analyst. “[Zeiger] has been very influential in the strategies behind it.”
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On white nationalist forums, Zeiger and other Montreal users brag about beating anti-fascist protesters and pasting Nazi stickers on the métro and co-ordinate their attendance at far-right rallies. 

They also refer to a 2016 meeting with a representative from Students for Western Civilization, which led a campaign in 2015 for the creation of white student unions on Toronto university campuses.
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Zeiger’s reach extends beyond the North American movement. When the British government disbanded the neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, the group’s final communiqué personally thanked Zeiger and Andrew Anglin for their work in spreading propaganda.

Seeing reports that the Montrealer linked to the Neo-Nazi persona "Zeiger" started scrubbing his online profiles after our article was published this morning. He actually removed his picture from SoundCloud after we tried to contact him Monday.

— christopher curtis (@titocurtis) May 3, 2018

Zeiger is a clever, charismatic white supremacist who is creating a network that links some pretty scary people. https://t.co/i2fNVT8Nc2

— christopher curtis (@titocurtis) May 3, 2018

Two major stories on the alt-right/neo-Nazi movement breaking today. 1. @ProPublica finds a US Marine who was a member of Atomwaffen https://t.co/08iKTFiaqu and 2. @mtlgazette outs influential neo-Nazi “Zeiger” aka Gabriel Sohier Chaput https://t.co/TntML73et4

— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) May 3, 2018

BIG NEWS: Montreal Gazette publishes real identity of Canadian alt-right neo-Nazi bigwig Zeiger. Zeiger is responsible for propaganda materials like Hammer of the Patriot and A Squires Tale, which teens say played a part in their radicalization. 1/ https://t.co/qK1DxR4sn5

— Evan Balgord (@ebalgord) May 3, 2018

Zeiger is like top 3 worst of the worst Canadian alt-right neo-Nazis and unmasking him is a big deal. He's like top 3 in Canada. I've also bee investigating Zeiger, and he's earned himself hate speech charges. Let's see what law enforcement does. 3/

— Evan Balgord (@ebalgord) May 3, 2018

From a friend in Quebec, we received the following information concerning Chaput:

He was living in a condo complex, that where he stood out against the May Day March in Montreal while the Hassidic community is celebrating the visit of their religious leader from Israel, for the first time in Montreal, only 3 blocks away. A lot of commotions within the Jewish community

The article later goes on to discuss Chaput's participation in Charlottesville last August:

Zeiger went to Charlottesville and is in the Vice documentary (unnamed). In his podcast, he defends the use of violence as moral. He was in some admin position of a forum that produced neo-Nazi terrorists Attomwaffen. 2/

— Evan Balgord (@ebalgord) May 3, 2018

In fact, Chaput was one of a number of Quebec-based neo-Nazis who traveled to Charlottesville. While he was not identified at the time, two other were including one who was a member of La Meute and who is now a leader withing the overtly racist and anti-semetic Atalante:

When Shawn Beauvais-MacDonald's participation in Charlottesville became publicized and his membership in La Meute known, La Meute claimed to have expelled him from the group. However MacDonald was later seen at a La Meute march later the same month as well as a joint La Meute and Storm Alliance protest in September 2017:

MacDonald appears to be a leader within Atalante, but he is known to have maintained his ties to key figures within La Meute and as a result maintain a tacit alliance.

Another interesting alliance Atalante maintains is with the Soldiers of Odin.

Calgary and Vancouver Island Northern Guard Members' Ties To Racists and Antisemites

Looking through the photos taken of the anti-Muslim "Christian freedom" protest at Calgary City Hall from last Saturday, I couldn't help noticing some familiar patches on some of the participants. For example, this one comes from fundamentalist nutbar Larry Heather's Twitter account:

Yep, those would be Northern Guard members.

Truth be told, I can't say that I'm especially surprised. The Northern Guard had expanded westward with a chapter in Saskatchewan, however that chapter was shut down by the folks in New Brunswick who also took over the Facebook group, kicking off every member because the vice-president of the Saskatchewan chapter was a neo-Nazi with links to the KKK. At the time the founder and head of the Northern Guard denied any responsibility for the situation and tried to wash his hands of the whole mess and denied the accusations that the Northern Guard was a racist gang, though given his subsequent support of white nationalism one has to question his sincerity.

In any case, it looks like they have decided to give the west another crack and have named an Alberta provincial president.... at least I think that is the title awarded to one Jeremy Clarke:

As noted, Clarke and company participated in Artur Pawlowski's protest outside City Hall in Calgary alongside such luminaries as Bill Whatcott, Sandra Solomon, the Calgary Soldiers of Odin, and Joey Deluca's Worldwide Coalition Against Islam:

Clarke was, and perhaps still is, a member of the Alberta III% militia:

But getting back to the April 14 protest at City Hall, it looks like a familiar face has hitched his wagon to the Northern Guard in Alberta:

Devon Mannix has been a little more quiet than he was when he was hanging out with the WCAI, though he doesn't seem to be big fans of them any longer since they aren't quite racist or antisemitic enough for him:

Still, it might be instructive to read a little bit about what this guy is all about if you are a new reader:

• Racists and Antisemites Attending June 3 Event in Calgary
• Devon Mannix Needs to Work on Geographical and Historical Knowledge
• "Not" Racist WCAI Leadership And Supporters Finding It Unusually Difficult To Actually NOT Be Racist

And then there is some of his more recent wit and wisdom to contend with:

Guest Article: What’s Up With Quebec (Updates)

Since I last wrote here, many things have been going on in the Québec far-right spheres and I wanted to update you about them.

La Meute and Storm Alliance had their Québec City protest on November 25 and some of their more intense friends also showed up, mostly to taunt the counter-protesters and to show their banner-making skills. Atalante (a neo-Nazi group started in Québec city by the “Stomper” crew, a group of nazi musicians) made the news by appearing on top of a citadel wall with their signature banner, this one reading ‘’Le Québec aux Québecois,” (Québec to Quebecers). Québec City has never been known for its progressivism or its nice police force and November 25 wasn’t an exception to that rule. Police cornered counter-protesters and arrested some people ‘’preventively’’ for looking like leftists and walking in the neighborhood. They had no problem allowing actual boneheads like Alatante and the Soldiers of Odin to walk the streets freely with their flags and gear, though. It’s also very interesting to see groups like SA and La Meute pretend they have nothing to do with the less palatable groups, when they always end up marching together seemingly for the same cause.

Speaking of The Cause, the far-right was quick to mobilize again in December when they heard on the TVA TV network that a mosque in Montréal had asked a nearby construction crew to remove women employees from the site during prayer time. This was quickly investigated by the unions, other journalists, and the mosque itself and proven wrong (the person who called TVA was close to the far-right on social media and was very happy to pose with the TV trucks for his Facebook profile, but maybe that’s just a coincidence). The network retracted their comments and the controversy should have ended there. But, of course, since all news are fake news to the far-right, except when the news are actually proven to be false (in that case, it MUST be true, right?) different people from La Meute and Storm Alliance were ready to ‘’defend our women’’ and protect them from the dangers of Islamization. After all, it is what they’ve been preparing for all these years. Only a dozen or so people showed up (the groups’ leaders having told them that they were going to look too racist if they went) and that died out as quickly as it appeared. La Meute promised to investigate, saying they had their best people on the case, implying that it was all a false flag to make them look bad (?), but nothing was made public.

Then, the end of 2017 saw internal disputes between group members. Some women in La Meute accused one of their leader. Éric Proulx, of being sexually and emotionally abusive, and of using his position of have sex with Meute women. At first, the Meute defended him, but they were quick to dismiss him once it gained traction. The main leader, Sylvain “Maïkan” Brouillette, stepped down for a couple of weeks but was quick to come back to the group.

The last days of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 were not kinder to SA’s Dave Treg. At the end of December, he shared on Facebook a video of an armed American man talking about defending the borders against the ‘’illegals’’ brought in by Trudeau, and implying that the same kind of ‘’resistance’’ was coming to Canada. He had recently shared a video of himself shooting a gun and all of that combined wasn’t good for their pacifist image. Even worse, was the accusations of sexual harassment that were made against him in January. A Meute member accused him of trying to get sexual favors in exchange for help with activism. What was interesting was that it was propagated on Twitter by another Meute member, seemingly to hurt Treg’s reputation. Treg deleted all his profiles and disappeared from online for a couple of weeks, only to come back for the Ottawa ‘’hijab hoax’’ protest. And then he left again, saying that he had misjudged his ‘’enemies’’ (meaning other far-right groups?) and that he was done with activism. We’ll see how long that lasts.

Atalante also started a Montreal chapter, spearheaded by Shawn MacDonald, famous for being at the Charlotteville march last year. They showed even more of their banners in a flashy overnight stunt where they plastered walls all around the city with propaganda accusing some bloggers, TV personalities and activists of being either traitors (if they were white) or parasites (if they were not).

Far Right Protest and Counter Protest in Quebec City

UPDATE: Our friends at GREDA Canada have this to say about today's far right march and counter protest:

Interesting is to see that Storm Alliance and La Meute split their march as well, while Hallak of his own CCCC seems to claim he was the organizer! The III% Militia and the Northern Guard followed Storm Alliance, having full gears, pepperspray cannisters and even ASP telescopic baton. The neo-fascists of ATALANTE made their own appearance but their attempt to provoke a confrontation failed. There were only 2 Far-right members who tried to infiltrate the antiracist gathering but they were peacefully escorted out. This was a major setback for the Far-right. A demonstration of more than 10 organizations, Province-wide, with less than 350 people. We are far from the 1,000 promised. Even more bad news for La Meute, in an exclusive report from the UCL Saguenay, we can report that on friday, Claude Patry, former union leader, and former member of Parliament for Bloc Québécois, resigned as the leader of the Clan of La Meute in the Saguenay region. Things are not going well within La Meute these days. Here are a few new photos of today’s event:

Storm Alliance and the III% Militia, with pepper spray and ASP telescopic Baton ready for action.

The DFSA also getting ready for actions with their faces covered…

Atalante showing up behind the antiracists with a response from militants.

Police line protecting the Far-right, in front of antiracists who had Atalante at their back.

Police gearing up, using pepper spray against antiracists without any provocations on their part.

Quebec Police Force making preventive arrests": in front of Liberal Party Convention.

Claude Patry, former MP of Bloc Quebecois, resigned as chief of La Meute in Saguenay, QC.

A couple of days ago Storm Alliance founder and president Dave Tregett posted a video touting the planned march by the Storm Alliance and La Meute in Quebec Cty. He also expressed confidence in the numbers of those who would be attending which seemed to me a wee bit optimistic:

Earlier today his vice-president also stated their numbers would be in the 1000+ range:

Well, based on at least one bus load of La Meute supporters, those numbers didn't ultimately appear likely to be realistic:

Voici un rappel de @MontrealAntifa concernant les racistes, néo-Nazis et autres crétins qui participent activement dans les manifs de Storm Alliance et La Meute: https://t.co/fgkfD4Qi69 #polqc #manifencours

— Jaggi Singh (@JaggiMontreal) November 25, 2017

Rappel important: Le chef de la sécurité de la Meute est ex-policier de Québec. Cela explique le parti pris en faveur des racistes par les policiers à Québec. Contexte: https://t.co/Jg0ldqZ6yU #polqc #manifencours pic.twitter.com/YgbwD5MZdd

— Jaggi Singh (@JaggiMontreal) November 25, 2017

#Manifencours #LaMeute Quand les gens disent que la Meute n'est pas d'extrême droite et qu'elle est inoffensive. Pourquoi alors le porte parole de la Meute se fait ajouté à un groupe Facebook en support de motards considérés comme sympathisants des Hells Angels #onestpasracistes pic.twitter.com/OzXpg8LeJ0

— Le Troupeau (@LetroupeauQC) November 25, 2017

As of the information ARC has received, there appears to be between 300 and 400 far right members of the Storm Alliance and La Meute as well as Quebec members of the III% militia and the openly racist Atalante, a number that seems to be confirmed by the CBC:

Quebec's largest far-right groups are staging a demonstration today in the provincial capital, where police are working to keep them apart from a counter-demonstration by anti-racism and anti-capitalism activists. 

Around 300 members of far-right groups, including La Meute and Storm Alliance, marched towards a convention centre where the governing Quebec Liberals are holding a major policy meeting. 

Outside the convention centre, police in riot gear placed themselves between the far-right groups and the counter-protesters. The doors of the convention centre were locked. Police say around 20 people were detained. 

The far-right groups organized their own security for the protest. Members of the Three Per Cent — which fashions itself as a militia — were spotted wearing bullet proof vests and carrying billy clubs.
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Atalante Québec, among the most extreme far-right groups in the province, unfurled a banner reading "Le Quebec aux Québécois," or Quebec for Quebecers.

At least 300 far-right protestors ready to go. I’m hearing many diffferent reasons for why people are here. Mostly anger towards federal and provincial governments - “a lack of respect for Quebecois and Quebec culture”. @CTVMontreal pic.twitter.com/8ca9FivXqg

— Angela MacKenzie (@AMacKenzieCTV) November 25, 2017

Malgré quelques esprits échauffés, les #manifencours à Québec se terminent dans le calme, rapporte @duvalalex pic.twitter.com/gNVtQtjsPr

— Radio-Canada Info (@RadioCanadaInfo) November 25, 2017

Les manifestations se poursuivent à Québec. Le point de @duvalalex et @marcalavoie #manifencours #rcqc pic.twitter.com/cfSuCr04V4

— Radio-Canada Info (@RadioCanadaInfo) November 25, 2017

A couple hundred members of La Meute & Storm Alliance are meeting in a park near the National Assembly for today’s protest #manifencours pic.twitter.com/rWhCVUjGLP

— Simon Nakonechny (@simon_nak) November 25, 2017

Chanting and howling. #Manifencours In Quebec City @CTVMontreal pic.twitter.com/BZHSlreHYt

— Angela MacKenzie (@AMacKenzieCTV) November 25, 2017

Un troisième groupe, Atalante Québec selon leurs drapeaux, vient d’arriver de l’autre côté. Installés sur les remparts #lesoleil #manifencours pic.twitter.com/WQFFCpvid7

— Guillaume Piedboeuf (@GPiedboeuf) November 25, 2017

Des militants du 3% ont des batons&gants de combat. #rcqc pic.twitter.com/MgqsVOpW3a

— Maxime Corneau (@maxcorneau) November 25, 2017

Anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters have appeared to have at least equaled the far right protesters in numbers though given how spread out the far right marchers are it made their numbers look perhaps larger. There is also indication that there is some tension within the ranks of the far right today:

No far-right seen in front of #assnat yet, but anti-racism group got larger. Closer to 400 ppl as per my very scientific observation #manifencours @Linknewspaper pic.twitter.com/c0J3D1fQ0h

— Brian Lapuz (@BrianLapuz) November 25, 2017

Today, far right groups were noticibly larger than the anti-racism protest #assnat But La Meute marched at a distance from Storm Alliance. SA said they don't have a position on the question of religious headdresses, something La Meute opposes. #MANIFENCOURS @Linknewspaper

— Brian Lapuz (@BrianLapuz) November 25, 2017

The most recent and best information on the march is coming from ARC's friends at GREDA Canada:

DEMONSTRATION IN QUEBEC CITY- NOVEMBER 25,2017- FAR-RIGHT HITS THE DUST 

As the demonstration is presently underway, a quick report on the situation. A gathering angainst racism was held in front of the National Assembly, with speakers, chants and a very festive mood. Meanwhile, the Far-right La Meute and Storm Alliance, together with the Front Patriotique du Quebec, and members of the III% Militia and Northern Guard, gathered under very heavy police protection. The Far-right is less than 400 or so, a far cry from their goal of 1,000. The antiracist march is still underway with approximatelly 400 people. 

Police used tear gas against antiracists while growing the number of their forces to protect the Far-right. A tense moment just happened when 30-40 members of the neo-nazis ATALANTE, with the Federation des Quebecois de Souche arrived behind the antiracist march. At present, the Far-right are hold up in front of the National Assembly while some incidents seems to take place nearby, where ATALANTE and the FQS were hiding trying to set-up a trap against antiracists.

Manifestations à Québec: rassemblement toujours calme devant l'Assemblée nationale. #rcqc #manifencours pic.twitter.com/g0hTSnl5Rg

— Marc-Antoine Lavoie (@MarcALavoie) November 25, 2017

Tregett posted a few live videos of the march:

Another Storm Alliance member (screen shot below) posted a much longer live feed which ARC may or may not eventually upload:

Also, if one were to be cynical, it would appear that the police may have taken sides in this encounter: 

About half an hour ago, QC police ejected anti-racism protesters from René-Lévesque corner of #assnat with chemical irritants. Far right protesters were seen cheering from Old City walls at the same time @Linknewspaper pic.twitter.com/8IeW0BUOSq

— Brian Lapuz (@BrianLapuz) November 25, 2017

Far-right groups are now marching unopposed in front of QC National Assemb’y #Manifencours pic.twitter.com/8KYKvD9Xcw

— Simon Nakonechny (@simon_nak) November 25, 2017

Part III: Northern Guard and Known Racist Supporters

The far-right in the country are continuing to prepare or September 30 and their Anti-Trudeauoloza festivities planned for various spots along the border. ARC is guessing that it will probably look somewhat similar to the anti-M103 events that took place during the spring -- some locations better attended than others -- but with numbers overall somewhat down as protest-fatigue sets in and the weather grows colder in some areas.

Quebec, having some of the more organized and larger ultranationalist movements such as La Meute, Atalante, and Storm Alliance, figures to be one of the more substantial protests. However there does seem to be some friction in at least one of the groups:

There are also rumors about the leadership being angry about buses being rented but not being filled since people who said they would be attending are flaking out, diminishing their numbers but, perhaps more importantly, costing them money that they would have rather not spent unwisely.

It will be interesting to see the Quebec numbers.

There will also be a contingent of the Quebec far-right making their way to Ottawa.

Last night Steven Alexander Gregory Dwalin Balin Gloin Dori Myatt posted a video of Georges Massaad interviewing Quebec Provincial Vice President Eric Brazeau. Brazeau, who among other things stated the Northern Guard are survivalists, claims that around 20 members will be participating in the Ottawa event to, "provide security."

Yeah.... they are a benevolent bunch, ain't they? I mean, sure the police will be there keeping people apart, but how much better to have a militia-type group seemingly with a penchant for at least rhetorical violence helping out? And they certainly aren't there to try and intimidate those who disagree with them.

Now, ARC has been taking a close look at the Northern Guard over in a series of articles over the past couple of weeks, a series that will continue. In the first article the groups misogyny and casual racism and Islamophobia were the focus. In the second article my attention turned to the anti-government and reliance on fake news and conspiracies. In both the theme of violence was prevalent as a means of achieving political goals as well as simply a end unto itself.

This post will take a closer look at some of the members and supporters who aren't even trying to cover up their racial views.

M103 Protests and Counter-Protests

We're in the process of collecting information about the Islamophobic protests that took place across the country today, paying particular attention to the counter-protests that opposed them. Thus far it would appear that in most cities, those who came out to support Muslim-Canadians and oppose the Islamophobes were in significant majorities in most cities; in Winnipeg, we've been told that counter-protesters outnumbers the anti-Muslim side by a factor of 10 to 1.

We plan as much as we can to include as many first hand accounts of those who participated in the counter-protests as we can.

Halifax:

Looks like no one showed up to the Halifax M103 protest

A national organization opposing Motion 103 and calling for a “Canadian government for Canadians” held rallies across the country today, including in Halifax. 

Police separated M103 protesters and counter-protesters at larger rallies in Toronto and Calgary, but if the event's Facebook page is to be believed, not many people showed up locally. 

Only four people on the Facebook page were confirmed to attend the event, which was held outside City Hall at noon. One commented that she “didn't see anyone” there at 11:45am. Another said he arrived at 1pm but “it was all over and done.” 

An opposing protest, in comparison, had 180 confirmed on its Facebook. Organizers called out the Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens' “marches for freedom” as “thinly-veiled anti-Muslim rallies.”

Fredericton:

Information we received suggested than no more than three anti-Muslim protesters were present for the event; they left soon after arriving:

Quebec City:

The following has not yet been properly translated, but it does provide an understanding as to what occurred in Quebec City:

La contre-manif des antiracistes, communistes ou antifascistes, à Québec, a pris le lead de la marche du 4 mars, au son de slogans trolls comme "si la Meute nous suit c'est parce qu'elle nous appuie", ''La meute à la SPCA'', ou "On marche devant, la Meute en laisse". Atalante sont venus faire les matamores avec une bannière pas trop claire : ''immigration réserve du capital'', montrant bien leur intention de se positionner comme des socialos de l'extrême-droite. Aie, les fachos ont toujours fait ça: nazisme, national-socialisme, ça avait quand même la moitié du nom ''de gauche''. Ils ont quand même passé toute leur courte intervention à reculer jusqu'à ce qu'ils rangent leur bannière et s'éclipsent, non sans vociférer contre les journalistes... mais après avoir pris la pose pour être bien photographiés et filmés. Quand aux autres, bien rangés sous les drapeaux de la Meute, notamment Dave Treggett et les quelques Storm Alliance qu'il a rassemblés depuis qu'il s'est fait montré la porte des Soldiers of Odin, on s'en fout un peu.

Saint Jean sur Richelieu:

Not to be unkind, but this sort of looks like the cast of "Cocoon" though less glamorous.

Montreal:

We read this comment from one participant concerning the protest:

There were a few hundred "fachos" at the Montreal demo, and they were definitely outnumbered by the counter-demo. Police kept a big gap between them.

Included were the following photos. We start first with the anti-Muslim crown which included members of the Soldiers of Odin, Atalante, La Meute, and others....

.... followed by the counter-protesters:

Far right groups, opponents clash at Montreal protest against federal Islamophobia motion

Far right groups in Quebec joined forces Saturday under the banner of their opposition to a proposed parliamentary motion condemning Islamophobia, taking part in a series of demonstrations across the province. 

The largest crowds were in Montreal where some 150 protestors were confronted by a counter-protest around twice that size organized by a so-called anti-fascist alliance.....But for the most part the two sides were content to hurl insults at each other. From the anti-fascists — a coalition which includes many far left groups — came chants of "Immigrants in, racists out." 

From the far right came cries of "liberty." A mimicked wolf howl could also be heard from members of La Meute (Wolf Pack in French), who accounted for the largest contingent among the far right groups.

Sault Ste.Marie

Well, if the photos are any indication, there wasn't much of an anti-Muslim rally at all:

M-103 protests: Scuffles elsewhere. Peaceful in Sault Ste. Marie

With uniformed and plainclothes police watching nearby, nine people turned up Saturday at a Sault Ste. Marie 'Freedom March' organized by the Montreal-based Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens.
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"We're just trying to get the word out there," says Marc Hallaert, who organized the Saturday afternoon event in Sault Ste. Marie. "We believe that we have the right to free speech and we want to ensure that it isn't taken away from us." 

"They're trying to pass this [motion] that could possibly silence us against speaking out about any concerns coming into Canada. There's immigration issues on the table right now. There's just so many different issues that the Liberals are making us stand up against," Hallaert said.
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Hallaert attended today's event with two other members of a group he identified as Storm Alliance
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Another group with similar interests and activities, the local chapter of Soldiers of Odin, had expressed interest in the Sault march but did not attend.
"It's different from Soldiers of Odin, absolutely," Hallaert told SooToday.
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Also attending the Sault demonstration was Dave Selvers, a local businessman who, earlier in the week, had promoted the event on social media, adding: "If this doesn't work the next march will be for the immediate deportation of Muslims. This bulls**t has gone too far."

Ottawa:

Duelling rallies and a maple festival make for an interesting, icy day at city hall

12:20: A group of 40 people with banners and placards marches in front of city hall chanting, “Say it loud and say it clear, fascists aren’t welcome here!” and “Nazi scum off our streets!” 

12:25: No sign of the people the anti-fascists are protesting against. A man with a megaphone explains that the Concerned Citizens — there were between “two and eight” of them, apparently — have fled. “They walked away down Elgin Street.” Did he talk to them? “No, there is no room to debate Islamophobia! Our job is to shut them down, not debate them.” With the rise of U.S. President Donald Trump, people with intolerant and hateful ideas are emboldened, says the man. He won’t give his name, saying he fears being harassed by fascists.

Anti-Muslim protesters expressed disappointment with their numbers on a Facebook post from earlier in the day:

That view was echoed by another anti-Muslim supporter:

Markham:

Though there was a protest planned and announced, no one apparently showed up

Vaughan:
Ditto for Vaughan.

Toronto:

An article published by the amazing and far brave than I Sarah Hagi with photographs from Mack Lamoureux:

The Dumbest Things I Heard at an Anti-Anti-Islamophobia Rally

Really a fascinating read if one wants to understand the mindset and true motivations of the anti-Muslim protester and why I refer to them as anti-Muslim and NOT anti-M103

Below is information and photos courtesy of Graeme B.

Hundreds of people came out to confront a racist group that had called a rally at City Hall. The much smaller gathering of racists quickly found themselves facing an angry community groundswell that sent a clear message: fascists not welcome here! 

Predictably the cops put their energy into defending the Islamophobes, pushing forcefully between the two groups and making several arrests. The charges are unknown at this time. The man being led away in the final picture was actually released moments after I took the shot. 

As well as the motley crew of haters several members of the Soldiers Of Odin were spotted wearing their colours. These guys are hardcore and show the extent of the physical threat posed by these 'free speech advocates' (an earlier gathering last month was attended by four of the candidates for the Conservative Party leadership, which demonstrated how mainstream this poison has become). 

Hats off to those who took a stand today, in Toronto and other cities. we need to be out there in numbers whenever these scum show their faces in public!

Some of the photos that were taken of the counter-protest. In order to prevent harassment of anyone participating in the counter-protest we will avoid using shots that could clearly identify individuals:

And here are some photos of the anti-Muslim protesters. Among the photos are shots featuring the Soldiers of Odin, a woman who attended the mosque protest two weekends ago, Ron Banerjee, and David Menzies of "The Rebel" who was at the scene likely to provoke the counter-protesters. We also know that Sandra Soloman and Eric Brazau were present:

A man with an anti #M103 sign won't stop dancing at the Toronto rally. pic.twitter.com/FAWvD59032

— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 4, 2017

A friend overheard a police officer noting that the Brazau was in violation of his parole; nothing was done about that:

David Menzies

Hamilton:

Hope & Hate: Rival rallies descend on Hamilton city hall

Hate and fear are dangerous weapons. 

That's the message as about 300 people converged on city hall on Saturday in rival demonstrations that saw tears and yelling matches halted by Hamilton Police. 

"Islamophobia is a powerful weapon," said Lina Assi, a McMaster Student and a member of the Solidarity for Palestinian Women's Rights. 

"It's no less damaging than a missile fired from a F16 plane. I hope the Hamilton community recognizes Islamophobia is a phenomenon that's here and alive." 

No sooner had she said it, there came a commotion from the back of the rally causing officers and the four Mounted police horses on scene to move toward them. 

"Ninety per cent of Muslims don't work. You don't work," yelled a frail-looking senior who identified himself as an immigrant to Hamilton from Holland. 

He was alone in a crowd of protesters who stood in disbelief, yelling at him to go home."That hit home. It hurt," said Saad Zafar in tears. "I work and I work hard. I am a proud Muslim."

Still, it doesn't look like the Hamilton anti-Muslim protesters found much traction:

Windsor:

Windsor police stop things from turning violent at opposing protests over Islamophobia motion

“I don’t want terrorism in this country and that’s what it is leading to,” said Brock Carriere, a former military member. “It’s giving them more rights than us. They’re taking our rights away from us. We’re not allowed to say Merry Christmas now, it has to be Happy Holidays. Like, come on. We have our rights. But they want to change our rights, that’s what the whole thing is. But No. 1 is terrorism, I don’t want it.”

Just as an aside, who has ever heard someone tell another person they were not allowed to wish someone Merry Christmas?

Dozens of people spent a couple hours outside city hall taking video, shouting or calling each other names. Both sides also sang the national anthem to make their point and waved signs with slogans including “fit into Canada or don’t come” and “your bigotry is showing,” depending on what side of the debate they were on.
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Half of the protesters came as members of March for Freedom, Liberty and Justice to oppose M-103, which was launched last year and debated in parliament on Feb. 15. The other group initiated a counter protest to support the motion and fight what they believe is bigotry.

London:

A brief report on the anti-racist counter-demonstration in London, Ontario, today as posted by Steve D.:

There were about 15-20 pro-racists, and about 50 anti-racists. Within the pro-racism group, there was some political incoherence: some seemed particularly concerned about military veterans, and they linked that in some obscure way to immigration; some were fixated on 'free speech,' which seemed to be a cryptic code for the right to promote racism. The only visible, organized political group was Pegida (the anti-Muslim, white nationalist group founded in Germany, which now operates in many countries including Canada). Pegida had colour-printed signs, and colour-printed leaflets, and so stood out from everyone else in their group as by far the most well-prepared and visible. I think there were about 3 or 4 people linked to Pegida. 

The actual demo started well; the anti-racists took over the front of city hall, forcing the racists to relocate to the corner. We then followed them, and they returned. After that, everyone milled around, with some jockeying for position at times, in front of city hall. 

From my point of view, I was hoping that the racists would leave demoralized. Did that happen? In the end, I hope so. But there was a long period in the demo where they seemed to be thriving on the attention and the willingness of people to argue with them. They made little phone videos of themselves arguing with anti-racists, mostly about Fox-news style hype about "sharia law" being imposed on Canada. At one point, a racist pushed me in the face, and things almost got intense, but in the end it was confined to swearing at each other, with me being called a fascist by one of the proto-fascists, ironically. A TV news crew came, interviewed people on both sides, and there were some attempts to demoralize the racists by trying to block them from being seen and filmed by the journalists. After that, they sort of walked away, but still congregated down the street a bit. At that point, I left, so I don't know if anything else happened. 

It's really good that the counter-protest happened, and that it was substantially bigger than their demo. On the other hand, I think we should really try in a focussed way, collectively, to work from beginning to end at demoralizing them and ensuring that they go home feeling weaker than when they arrived, rather than the other way around. Arguing with them about policy doesn't help, in my personal opinion. It's what they hope to achieve: to get a hearing for their anti-immigrant ideas and some mainstream legitimacy for their organizations, like Pegida. They want more uncontested access to mainstream political debate, and we should work to make them feel like it's pointless to try, like they will be loudly denounced at every turn. 

That's my take. I'd like to hear what others took away from the experience, or how they might describe it differently.

Two protest groups squared off over a Parliamentary motion on Islamophobia

A group of people gathered in front of City Hall around noon to protest a motion known as M-103 by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid which calls on the federal government to denounce Islamophobia. Some of the demonstrators carried placards support PEGIDA Canada, a right-wing anti-immigrant group founded in Europe. 

Another group which support M-103, got advance news about the demonstration and showed up to counter protest.

Kingston:

Looks like the anti-Muslim protest was an utter failure here:

Winnipeg:

We' received this report from our friend Helmut Harry-Loewen:

The FF1 - Fascist Free Treaty One rally at Winnipeg city hall drew approx. 500 supporters, the CCC only 12-15, assembled in two separate groups. Well-known neo-Nazi ["Nazi Mom"] had initially organized the CCCC rally, but was removed for, as one antifa put it, "being too racist even for the racists."  

FF1 first gathered at Old Market Square, site of the 1934 Battle at Old Market Square which saw the Anti-Fascist League engage in a confrontation with the Nationalist Party of Canada, an event which defeated fascist forces in Winnipeg in the 1930s. FF1 then marched to city hall which had a heavy police presence outside and inside city hall, including two police snipers on the roof of the administration building.  

The event was peaceful and celebrated, as FF1 put it, "a new spirit of antifascist resistance in Winnipeg." The rally began with Indigenous drummers and included speakers who discussed Winnipeg's antifascist history in the 1930s, 1990s and now in 2017 (H-H. Loewen), refugee and immigrant advocates (from Welcome Place), and Muslim leader Shahina Siddiqui.  

Speakers denounced Kellie Leitch and others who have framed their Islamophobia as a question of free speech. Loewen called on Mayor Bowman and city council to "stop pussfooting" and join other big city mayors in declaring Winnipeg a sanctuary city and urged the Trudeau government to reinstate sec. 13(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act to address cyber-hate.  

A highlight was the solo performance by Wanda Wilson, a singer/guitarist originally from Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Attempts by the small group of CCCC supporters to disrupt the rally were met with antifascist chants and some were engaged in debate with FF1 supporters.  

The Winnipeg rally was among the largest in the country and bodes well for antifascist organizing in Winnipeg. FF1 was organized recently and has garnered a great deal of interest in the city. As Omar Kinnarath, an organizer with FF1 put it, "a line has been drawn here. Peg City will not yield space to the alt-right, white supremacists and Islamophobes."

Also included are photos of the counter-protest....

.... as well as some of the anti-Muslim protesters:

Chrystal Barnes

Opposing rallies meet outside City Hall Saturday

WINNIPEG — Two groups standing on opposite sides of a motion to condemn Islamophobia gathered in the same spot in Winnipeg Saturday to voice their concerns. 

Originally the Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens announced a rally at City Hall to oppose M-103, a Private Members’ Motion to condemn Islamophobia, and conduct a study to eliminate systemic racism. After hearing about the rally, an anti-fascist group called FF1-Fascist Free Treaty1, decided to hold a counter rally in the same spot Saturday. 

“Any alt-right group that has any hate towards Muslims, any hate towards immigrants, have an anti-refugee message. This is what they have to deal with,” founder of FF1, Omar Kinnarath said. 

The front steps of City Hall were filled with hundreds of people saying prayers, and making speeches. The FF1 group continued to chant ‘Peg City Don’t Play’.

A CBC article on the same protest/counter-protest had to make the following correction:

An earlier version of this story said there were only "slightly" more people at City Hall before noon who were part of the counter-protest. In fact, by noon, hundreds of people had shown up to support Muslims in Canada, compared to a handful who were part of the protest against M-103.

Regina:

Posted to Facebook:

Regina was pretty good they had 15 max to over 80 counter protestors

The article appears to confirm the brief report:

Supporters and critics of motion condemning Islamophobia protest in Regina

Dozens of people gathered at Regina City Hall on Saturday to protest and counter-protest the federal anti-Islamophobia motion M-103. 

The rally was one of many held nationwide in response to M-103, a private members’ motion launched last year by Mississauga MP Iqra Khalid and debated in Parliament on Feb. 15. 

The motion asks the government to “recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear” and “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.” 

As a private member’s motion, M-103 carries no force of law, creates no new restrictions, and does not affect the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in any way.
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About a dozen people showed up for the Regina protest. Around 50 came for a counter-protest organized by the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism, Colonialism No More and Voices for Justice and Police Accountability.

Saskatoon:

From a participant:

About 60 antifa and 15 Islamophobes in Saskatoon. There were some known members of Heaven's Hellion, a white supremacist biker gang based in North Battleford that broke off from Soldiers of Odin. There was some dialoguing with more moderate and confused elements. Lots of folks from the Muslim community despite an email from Islamic Association this morning asking people not to participate because of potential violence etc.

Based on photos included in the story, it looks like counter-protesters significantly outnumbered anti-Muslim protesters here as well:

Anti-Islamophobia motion spurs protests — and counter-protests — at Sask. city halls Saturday

The CCCC group in Saskatoon, a gathering of about 15 people, spoke of their own immigrant heritage and wanting to protect Canadian values. 

Mike Landrie from North Battleford, Sask. said his opposition to M-103 was about fairness and freedom to express his beliefs. 

"When you think you're entitled to something that I'm not entitled to, doesn't that set the system up for a two-tiered system?" asked Landrie. 

"That's all it boils down to is being fair, equal and everything." 

Protesters at the counter-rally across the street carried signs with slogans including "smash fascism" and "refugees welcome."

Red Deer:

Looks like this protest was essentially a bust.

Low turnout for rally in Red Deer against motion condemning Islamophobia

Only four protesters turned out to City Hall Park to voice their concerns over suppression of freedom of speech. 

“It is limiting our speech for speaking our minds and standing up for Canadian rights,” said one of them. “Our Creator has given us our free agency. Our government is taking it away.” 

A small group of three people also showed up at City Hall Park in support of the motion.

Calgary:

Initially we didn't see much substantial information in the media, though there is brief mention of the protest at the end of this article:

In Calgary, a group of about 15 people reportedly gathered outside city hall to protest the parliamentary motion but were outnumbered by dozens of counter-protesters.

Aaron Doncaster, another counter-protest organizer suggested that their numbers peaked at 80 individuals

Later the "Calgary Sun" posted this article which contained the following:

Crowds of protesters, both for and against a federal motion condemning Islamophobia, gathered in downtown Calgary Saturday as hundreds of others clashed in cities across Canada. 

Calgary police stood on guard as dozens of those rallying for and against the controversial motion, and on both sides of the issue protesters hoisted signs and exchanged chants. 

More heavily attended protests in Toronto and Montreal grew so heated that police had to tackle several protesters and escort them away from the rally. In Edmonton, more than 200 protesters gathered in Winston Churchill square in a rally that saw one man arrested.

From Jason Devine, we received the following report on the event:

Members Calgary Anti-fascist Action got to City Hall early Saturday morning, at 10:45 and members continued arriving as time went on. 

Two to three people who, we found out later were there for the CCCC rally, came around 11:20 and they were confused to see us there. But they refused to openly state who they were or that they were pro-CCCC. 

Between 11:30-11:45 the main organizer of the CCCC Calgary event, Stephen Garvey, showed up, The look on his face was priceless: he was openly dismayed to see that 20-25 people who were clearly not here for his event and were openly anti-fascist had taken his preferred spot ahead of time. 

We then decided to start speeches and handing out leaflets when Greg Ligertwood, a vociferous Islamophobe, starting walking among us: he was handing out a copy of M-103, yelling, acting belligerent and clearly trying to provoke people into a fight. If you told him you did not want a copy he would yell at you saying "I guess you do not want to know what the hell you are talking about!" 

He and other CCCC members started arguments and disrupting our speeches (insulting us, yelling, etc.), but eventually they drifted over to the CCCC side. 

We had more speakers and a larger crowd: about 35-40 on our side at our height and 25 on theirs. Although it was reported in the media that they only had 15 people, so I could just be counting people passing by, people from our side observing them, and media. 

Around 1:00 or so the CCCC numbers had shrunk and they decided to march around around Olympic Plaza. We watched and mocked them for the racist Islamophobes they are. 

Eventually they drifted away and we left. 

I should also note that a Rebel media "reporter" showed up and at least two members of the Guardians of Alberta who I hear is a split of Soldiers of Odin.

And from another friend, some photos of the anti-Muslim protesters, including "Bernard the Roughneck" who seems to be branching out to take advantage of other media opportunities:

"Old Stock Canadian" hats

Bernard Hancock. We wonder if he was disappointed there wasn't something he could throw his shoe at this time?

The Guardians of Alberta don't look like they have the numbers here to guard an empty parking lot.

Edmonton:

Rival protesters converge on Winston Churchill Square over anti-Islamophobia motion

About two dozen men and women converged on Winston Churchill Square waving placards and Canadian flags around lunch time to protest non-binding motion M103 that calls for the Canadian government to “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.”
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A counter protest group about three times as large was also on hand to “drown out the noise of hatred” by banging pots and pans, singing, dancing and waving their own placards. 

That group was organized by Black Lives Matter Edmonton & Area Chapter.

Lethbridge:

The planned anti-Muslim protest didn't seem to materialize. Instead, a rally celebrating multiculturalism and diversity occupied the space.

Lethbridge rally to promote cultural diversity

Dozens gathered at Lethbridge City Hall to support Muslims like Aslam Piprawala Saturday, after hearing about an anti-Muslim rally being organized. 

Piprawala, a chaplain at the Lethbridge Muslim Association, was wrapping up at the Islamic Centre Friday night when his friend informed him that the group ‘Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens’ organized a rally to stand up against Sharia Law and Globalization.....Kristina Larkin chose to counter the anti-Sharia Law rally by organizing a rally of her own, showing support for the Muslim community and other minority groups. 

“It’s always very important to stand up against the possibility that racism, Islamophobia, division, hatred, might be the narrative that people hear from Lethbridge,” Larkin said. 

“It’s always important to stand up against those things because that is not who we are.”Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman made an appearance at the event to echo that. 

“We’ve always benefited in our city from people who’ve come here from elsewhere. In no time at all they’re working and they’re contributing to our community. We don’t really have a tolerance for those who believe we should be shutting people out,” Spearman said. 

The Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens didn’t show up for its rally which was scheduled at the same time and location.

Vancouver:

No information thus far, which truth be told is a surprise. We thought there would be something in the city but so far there hasn't been any reports to us or in the msm.

Surrey:

Incidentally, since George Soros is apparently paying left-wing activists all over the place,
according to people like this, where the hell is my cheque?!? I've been at this for almost a
decade and still haven't received any money from the Hungarian born businessman. I mean
does he not have my address? Do I need to interview for a position? Throw me a bone here....

Victoria:

The lone anti-Muslim protester frightened off by other people exercising their democratic right to protest.... because women with purple hair are scary I guess.