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.
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.
Curious, 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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Feels like we need a stronger approach to dealing with these active clubs.
As always the SPVM did fuck all
