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| Right-wing demonstrators, member of La Meute, march on Aug. 20 in Quebec City. |
It seems neo-Nazi ideas are held by great numbers of people — including the president of the United States himself.
But white-nationalist rallies are hardly unique to the United States — several groups here in Canada have planned their own rallies in major cities including Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. In Québec City, La Meute held a rally on Aug. 20 that was met with counterprotests by various anti-fascist and anti-racism groups.
What’s more, two Québec men also attended the white supremacist rally in Virginia in which a woman was killed.
A recent study on right-wing extremism in Canada has shown that there are about 100 active groups operating across the country, and that between 1985 and 2014, right-wing extremism was responsible for more than 120 violent incidents. Despite all of this activity, that’s nonetheless a small fraction compared to the 917 hate groups currently operating in the U.S. according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. (more...)
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