Canada needs to brace itself for the next chapter of far-right extremism
Jenn Jefferys: To shrug it off as a threat that died along with Trump’s presidency, or as a purely American ailment, is as dangerous as it is apathetic By Jenn Jefferys
April 15, 2021 Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators during an End Domestic Terrorism rally in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019 (Noah Berger/AP/CP)
Jenn Jefferys is a freelance journalist based in Odawa (Ottawa) and co-host of the City and Nuuchimii podcast
In late January, a 66-year-old white man carrying 36 knives and plotting to “execute” politicians in advance of Newfoundland’s provincial election was only narrowly thwarted by Deer Lake police following a high-speed car chase. He was a Trump supporter, according to his Facebook history, and his hope was to “stop the election.” Sound familiar?
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Backlash builds against Toronto business owners who plan to reopen in spite of lockdown
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Nearly 200 small Canadian businesses have now publicly indicated that they ll be reopening their stores, salons, restaurants and other services deemed non-essential on February 11, regardless of any COVID-19 restrictions.
Called We Are All Essential, the group describes itself as a support network for small Canadian businesses that are currently closed, either partially or fully, by orders of their respective governments.
Founder Vladislav Sobolev told blogTO earlier this week that the campaign s webste was intended to be something like a Yelp directory for businesses choosing to stay open despite pandemic closure orders.