The extent of Canada’s problem with far-right extremism stared me in the face on an ordinary Wednesday night.
I turned to leave a small music venue where my boyfriend had just wrapped up performing. That’s when I saw two men were standing between me and the exit, staring intensely.
I recognized them: they were Shawn Beauvais-MacDonald and Giulio Zardo, two members of the white nationalist active club that I had just unmasked in a piece published with The Tyee the day before. In social media posts, Beauvais-MacDonald has openly called himself a Nazi. He’s loud and proud about his hateful views, regularly posting videos from public places in T-shirts adorned with images of Adolf Hitler and other Nazi-era imagery.
In the photos I took of Beauvais-MacDonald that night, you can see that he’s wearing a pin with the Totenkopf skull — a symbol associated with neo-Nazis.
“Compared to other countries, Canada appears to have a disproportionate number of Active Clubs, with more than 30 of the nearly 200 known global chapters existing in Canada,” the report notes.
Feels like we need a stronger approach to dealing with these active clubs.
Crazy brave reporting. Hope she knows how may of us support and appreciate her
Incredibly valuable piece.
I sent in a donation immediately to The Tyee, because of the power and importance of this article. I’m considering a recurring donation as well.
All too often, we think “what can I do?”. Well, supporting this kind of courageous journalism is a start.
Curioud, do donations count as tax breaks? Or only recurring subscriptions? I also want to donate, but am waiting for more information.
According to their "about us page:
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As always the SPVM did fuck all
