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The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The Tyee (thetyee.ca)
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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.

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[–] 20 points 8 months ago

Crazy brave reporting. Hope she knows how may of us support and appreciate her

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    [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    Incredibly valuable piece.

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    [–] 8 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    Curious, do donations count as tax breaks? Or only recurring subscriptions? I also want to donate, but am waiting for more information.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    According to their "about us page:

    In 2025, The Tyee gained Registered Journalism Organization status, which means that we can issue tax receipts for financial contributions made to The Tyee. Any contribution of at least $5 made to The Tyee on or after January 1, 2025 is eligible to receive an official CRA tax receipt.

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    • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    As always the SPVM did fuck all

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    [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Feels like we need a stronger approach to dealing with these active clubs.

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    [–] 23 points 8 months ago (11 children)

    Why isn't the CBC or any other bigger news media reporting on this? It's always smaller news media who talk about it. 

    This needs to be heard by a wider audience. 

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  • [–] 32 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    Literally from the article you're commenting on:

    These groups of white nationalists “focus on physical recruitment and combat training in preparation for eventual violent confrontation,” according to an internal government report, first reported by CBC News.

    "But why hasn't CBC News personally driven a van to my house and shouted this information into my bedroom window?"

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    LoL! You got me. 

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    CBC yes, not CTV, not Global News, or a garbage major Canadian news station if one exists.

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    • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

    Do we have no mechanism for suppressing duplicate posts? Because this one is in my feed 3x in rapid succession. I mean, the Tyee is great and I support them, and this is an important story, and white nationalists are a security threat everywhere. But I don’t need to see this same headline 3 times in a row…

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I'm actually super appreciative of this and would have missed it otherwise. Including subscribing and donating.

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    [–] 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Rachel Gilmore is a fucking treasure. She's on threads so she's accessible through Mastodon https://threads.net/@r.gilmore/

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    • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Beauvais-MacDonald Should fall down a long flight of stairs

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