- Western Canada for Us
Western Canada For Us (WCFU) was a short-lived
Alberta -based white nationalist group founded byGlenn Bahr andPeter Kouba in early 2004. [ [http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/arts/news.cfm?story=36204 "Anti-hate lawyer to speak on campus"] , Kaila Simoneau, Faculty of Arts News,University of Alberta , 14 June 2005] The WCFU was formally dissolved onMay 11 ,2004 , four days after Bahr's residence inEdmonton , Alberta, was raided by members of the Edmonton Hate Crimes division . The police proceeded to, " [seize] the computers involved in running the web site and Bahr’s extensive collection of neo-Nazi paraphernalia." [ [http://www.bnaibrith.ca/audit2005Analysis.html "2005 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: Hate on the Internet"] , Richard Warman,B'nai Brith Canada, 2005]While it was in existence, the WCFU hosted a meeting in
Red Deer , Alberta attended by Paul Fromm andMelissa Guille as well as a rally in support of Holocaust denierErnst Zundel [ [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2007/13/c6287.html "Edmonton rally shows support for Zundel"] ,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 29 March 2004] [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20040329/Ernst_Zundel_040328?s_name=&no_ads= "Ernst Zundel supporters hold rally in Edmonton"] , Canadian Press,CTV Television Network 29 March 2004] . A chapter of the WCFU was formed under the leadership of Jamie Murphy (Irishcream) inWinnipeg ,Manitoba [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2004/04/23/mb_wcfu20040423.html "Police eye new ‘heritage’ group"] ,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 23 April 2004] though after a disastrous rally Murphy ended the Manitoba chapter [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2004/04/26/mb_wcfu20040426.html "Group attracts police, protestors – but not members"] ,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 26 April 2004] . Another chapter had been planned forVancouver ,British Columbia [ [http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/arts/news.cfm?story=36204 "Anti-hate lawyer to speak on campus"] , Kaila Simoneau, Faculty of Arts News,University of Alberta , 14 June 2005] to be led by Chris Brown (mobil300) when Bahr's residence was raided by the police and the WCFU was dissolved.While their website was very successful in garnering support for the WCFU - the forum was very active with members and supporters from all over
Canada and theUnited States - the success of the WCFU website ultimately led to the group's dissolution. One of the reasons provided for the raid on Bahr's home [ [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/05/14/bahr040514.html "Edmonton police investigate hate-crime seizure"] ,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 14 May 2004] were the links on the WCFU website toThe Turner Diaries and other materials deemed to promote hatred and as such are in violation ofCanadian hate crime laws.The WCFU, Glenn Bahr and Peter Kouba were subjects of a
Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint initiated byRichard Warman which went before theCanadian Human Rights Tribunal for a hearing. The tribunal found that Bahr, Kouba and the WCFU had wilfully spread hatred "against Jews, mentally disabled people, aboriginals, gays, lesbians, Chinese, Arabs, blacks and other non-whites." The founders of the WCFU and the organization itself were each fined $5000.00 and issued to cease promoting hate speech online. [ [http://www.stopracism.ca/pages/search.php?article_id=217 "Glenn BAHR – preliminary hearing in Edmonton"] , STOPRACISM.CA, 30 January 2006] [ [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/yearinreview2006/freedom-of-speech2006.html "Year in review 2006: Freedom of Speech"] ,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 26 December 2006] In addition to the human right complaint Bahr is being prosecuted criminally for violating Canadian hate crime laws. [ [http://www.stopracism.ca/pages/search.php?article_id=321 "Man faces trial for promoting hatred"] , Tony Blais,Edmonton Sun as archived on STOPRACISM.CA,Edmonton, Alberta , 20 December 2006] [ [http://www.stopracism.ca/pages/search.php?article_id=217 "Glenn BAHR – preliminary hearing in Edmonton"] , STOPRACISM.CA, 30 January 2006]References
External links
* [http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/search/view_html.asp?doid=811&lg=_e&isruling=0 Richard Warman and Canadian Human Rights Commission vs. Glenn Bahr and Western Canada For Us]
* [http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/search/view_html.asp?doid=812&lg=_e&isruling=1 Richard Warman and Canadian Human Rights Commission vs. Peter Kouba]
* [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/publications/ar_2006_ra/page8-en.asp CRTC Resources: Hate on the Internet]
* [http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/publications/AHRIS/Mar_21_2007.asp Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission: Summary of an important Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision related to human rights]
* [http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/arts/news.cfm?story=36204 Anti-hate lawyer to speak on campus]
* [http://www.bnaibrith.ca/audit2006-C.html 2006 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: Law Enforcement and Judicial Interventions]
* [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2004/05/17/news/world/aaa.txt Cleveland Jewish News: Nazi paraphernalia seized in Canada]
* [http://www.jcpa.org/phas/phas-047-whine.htm Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (Cyberhate, Antisemitism, and Counterlegislation: Canada)]
* [http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/publications/AHRIS/Mar_21_2007.asp Homophobic Hate Propaganda in Canada]
* [http://www.inach.net/content/INACH-annual-report-2005.pdf International Network Against CyberHate: Annual Report 2005 (3.1)]
* [http://www.crr.ca/divers-files/en/publications/reports/diversReports/repAnnCHRC2006.pdf Canadian Human Rights Commission: Annual Report 2006]
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