The Canadian Institute for Far Right Studies
@cifrs.org
An independent think tank dedicated to the critical study of the far-right in Canada. We provide analysis and research to challenge far-right extremism.
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“Trump and Poilievre’s brand of right-wing populism always presents itself as the champion of free speech, but in reality it barely tolerates dissent and constantly distorts the truth to suit its own agenda.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Trump and Poilievre’s brand of right-wing populism always presents itself as the champion of free speech, but in reality it barely tolerates dissent and constantly distorts the truth to suit its own agenda.”
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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1/ CBC & @antihate.ca released some excellent reporting on a neo-Nazi gathering in Vancouver on July 26. This thread covers more local context & organizing.
To start, here is one very interesting Facebook friendship between Exiles of the Golden Age's Lane Pommer & MP Aaron Gunn.
To start, here is one very interesting Facebook friendship between Exiles of the Golden Age's Lane Pommer & MP Aaron Gunn.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1/ CBC & @antihate.ca released some excellent reporting on a neo-Nazi gathering in Vancouver on July 26. This thread covers more local context & organizing.
To start, here is one very interesting Facebook friendship between Exiles of the Golden Age's Lane Pommer & MP Aaron Gunn.
To start, here is one very interesting Facebook friendship between Exiles of the Golden Age's Lane Pommer & MP Aaron Gunn.
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Hey Folks, check out this new 2SLGBTQIA+ Support Guide: Nova Scotia & Canada (buff.ly/w52nvto) published by @SMUarts.bsky.social and @cifrs.org using work from our Countering Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Misinformation in Rural Canada project.
This guide aims to promote awareness, reduce barriers, and support.
This guide aims to promote awareness, reduce barriers, and support.
2SLGBTQIA+ Support Guide: Nova Scotia & Canada
This 2SLGBTQIA+ Support Guide is part of a series of outputs from the project “Countering Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Misinformation in Rural Canada: Investigating How Older Canadians Interact with the Anti-SOGI Movement in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.” The project is a partnership between the Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies and the Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University.
The guide provides accurate and up-to-date information about initiatives, programs, and services available in Nova Scotia and across Canada. It includes resources related to gender-affirming and inclusive healthcare, mental health, and counselling supports, as well as a substantial section on community and culture that highlights community-based organizations and groups. Additionally, it lists crisis-intervention services and other forms of assistance that promote the safety, inclusion, and overall well-being of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.
By bringing these resources together in one place, this guide aims to promote awareness, reduce barriers to access, and support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community—not only in moments of crisis, but also by nurturing connection and promoting solidarity.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hey Folks, check out this new 2SLGBTQIA+ Support Guide: Nova Scotia & Canada (buff.ly/w52nvto) published by @SMUarts.bsky.social and @cifrs.org using work from our Countering Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Misinformation in Rural Canada project.
This guide aims to promote awareness, reduce barriers, and support.
This guide aims to promote awareness, reduce barriers, and support.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of continued spread, international health experts say.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of continued spread, international health experts say.
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1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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The BC Conservatives were so close to winning the last BC provincial election. Now, they can’t even keep their party together
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/b...
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Several BC Conservative Party leaders call for leader John Rustad to step down
A coalition of BC Conservative Party riding association executives, organizers, and candidates is calling on party leader John Rustad to step down.
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The BC Conservatives were so close to winning the last BC provincial election. Now, they can’t even keep their party together
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/b...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/09/b...
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Universal Ostrich was one in a line of BC movements that leveraged conspiracies to radicalize & grift.
Whether it's wildfires or water licenses or avian influenza, rural communities bear the brunt & become a quirky backdrop rather than humans grappling with right-wing extremism.
Whether it's wildfires or water licenses or avian influenza, rural communities bear the brunt & become a quirky backdrop rather than humans grappling with right-wing extremism.
1/ It's ostrich time & this is what I'm going to cover:
➡️Framing this in the far-right context is important
➡️The poisoning of public responses to public risks is one of the greatest threats from the far-right
➡️Radicalization thrives when claims are repeated without examination
➡️Framing this in the far-right context is important
➡️The poisoning of public responses to public risks is one of the greatest threats from the far-right
➡️Radicalization thrives when claims are repeated without examination
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Universal Ostrich was one in a line of BC movements that leveraged conspiracies to radicalize & grift.
Whether it's wildfires or water licenses or avian influenza, rural communities bear the brunt & become a quirky backdrop rather than humans grappling with right-wing extremism.
Whether it's wildfires or water licenses or avian influenza, rural communities bear the brunt & become a quirky backdrop rather than humans grappling with right-wing extremism.
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Leisure and the Far Right: Critical Interdisciplinary Interventions | Dr. Paulo Ravecca of SMU and @luccousineau.bsky.social are co-editing this special issue of World Leisure Journal. Submit abstracts by Dec. 15; manuscripts by April 17: buff.ly/rDeeFkM. @cifrs.org @tandfresearch.bsky.social
I'm editing a special issue of World Leisure Journal with my friend Dr. Paulo Ravecca.
Our friends at CANSES have posted the call for us (buff.ly/C7oHcif) and you can also find the call here (buff.ly/rDeeFkM).
Check out the cool format we are using where we are calling for interdisciplinary teams!
Our friends at CANSES have posted the call for us (buff.ly/C7oHcif) and you can also find the call here (buff.ly/rDeeFkM).
Check out the cool format we are using where we are calling for interdisciplinary teams!
Submit a Manuscript - CANSES
Submit a manuscript to the World Leisure Journal for a special issue on Leisure and the Far Right: Critical Interdisciplinary Interventions.
canses.ca
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Leisure and the Far Right: Critical Interdisciplinary Interventions | Dr. Paulo Ravecca of SMU and @luccousineau.bsky.social are co-editing this special issue of World Leisure Journal. Submit abstracts by Dec. 15; manuscripts by April 17: buff.ly/rDeeFkM. @cifrs.org @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Alberta is expected to introduce anti-trans legislation (Bill 9, "Protecting Alberta's Children Statutes Amendment Act") with the notwithstanding clause today — overriding trans youth’s right to life and to equality.
This will be by far the deadliest anti-trans bill likely to become law in Canada.
This will be by far the deadliest anti-trans bill likely to become law in Canada.
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Alberta is expected to introduce anti-trans legislation (Bill 9, "Protecting Alberta's Children Statutes Amendment Act") with the notwithstanding clause today — overriding trans youth’s right to life and to equality.
This will be by far the deadliest anti-trans bill likely to become law in Canada.
This will be by far the deadliest anti-trans bill likely to become law in Canada.
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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has resigned from the House of Commons!!
This is going to trigger a by-election that, if they win, could see the Liberals just one seat short of a majority.
Jeneroux won the seat over his Liberal opponent by roughly 5 percentage points in April’s election.
This is going to trigger a by-election that, if they win, could see the Liberals just one seat short of a majority.
Jeneroux won the seat over his Liberal opponent by roughly 5 percentage points in April’s election.
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has resigned from the House of Commons!!
This is going to trigger a by-election that, if they win, could see the Liberals just one seat short of a majority.
Jeneroux won the seat over his Liberal opponent by roughly 5 percentage points in April’s election.
This is going to trigger a by-election that, if they win, could see the Liberals just one seat short of a majority.
Jeneroux won the seat over his Liberal opponent by roughly 5 percentage points in April’s election.
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The Supreme Court allows ostrich farm cull to proceed. People are shocked that potential transmitters of deadly avian disease will be killed on an ostrich farm that... (checks notes) normally kills them for meat. #cdnpoli
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Supreme Court allows ostrich farm cull to proceed. People are shocked that potential transmitters of deadly avian disease will be killed on an ostrich farm that... (checks notes) normally kills them for meat. #cdnpoli
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Interestingly, including a Canadian website, the Post Millennial, whose top stories currently include Turning Point USA's efforts to "infiltrate Antifa" and how many foreign-born New Yorkers support Zohran Mandani.
Breaking news: The Defense Department announced a “new media” press corps, largely hailing from right-wing outlets, nearly a week after some of Pentagon journalists turned in their press credentials when they refused to sign a new restrictive press policy.
Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Interestingly, including a Canadian website, the Post Millennial, whose top stories currently include Turning Point USA's efforts to "infiltrate Antifa" and how many foreign-born New Yorkers support Zohran Mandani.
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NEW - The BC Conservative Board of Directors Management Committee has sent a letter to Conservative leader John Rustad calling on him to resign as leader. #bcpoli
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW - The BC Conservative Board of Directors Management Committee has sent a letter to Conservative leader John Rustad calling on him to resign as leader. #bcpoli
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“In a classified January report released via freedom of information request to Canada’s spy agency…. made note of the threat of active clubs’ increasing transnational collaboration and the potential for them to empower ties.” With a @petersmith.bsky.social cameo. ⬇️
Western intelligence agencies eye neo-fascist fight clubs: ‘an international white supremacist movement’
Security services are monitoring ‘active clubs’ as they move across borders to spread their extremist ideology
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“In a classified January report released via freedom of information request to Canada’s spy agency…. made note of the threat of active clubs’ increasing transnational collaboration and the potential for them to empower ties.” With a @petersmith.bsky.social cameo. ⬇️
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Those of you standing in long lines for municipal elections in Alberta today:
1) stay in line; your voice matters
2) the long lines are a direct consequence of the conspiracy-driven policy changes brought forward by the UCP government (and not your beleaguered election workers); be kind
1) stay in line; your voice matters
2) the long lines are a direct consequence of the conspiracy-driven policy changes brought forward by the UCP government (and not your beleaguered election workers); be kind
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Those of you standing in long lines for municipal elections in Alberta today:
1) stay in line; your voice matters
2) the long lines are a direct consequence of the conspiracy-driven policy changes brought forward by the UCP government (and not your beleaguered election workers); be kind
1) stay in line; your voice matters
2) the long lines are a direct consequence of the conspiracy-driven policy changes brought forward by the UCP government (and not your beleaguered election workers); be kind
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“Supremacy is an all-consuming logic on the MAGA right today. Christian supremacy, white supremacy, male supremacy, almost every corner of MAGA is marked by one or some combination of supremacist logic and a desire to subjugate some other group.” www.liberalcurrents.com/sex-is-gay-r...
Sex Is Gay, Rape Is Epic, No Fatties: Young Right-Wing Men Are Obsessed With Male Power and Male Bodies
The group chat leak reveals what over a decade of incel messaging and Bronze Age Pervert have done to Young Republicans.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“Supremacy is an all-consuming logic on the MAGA right today. Christian supremacy, white supremacy, male supremacy, almost every corner of MAGA is marked by one or some combination of supremacist logic and a desire to subjugate some other group.” www.liberalcurrents.com/sex-is-gay-r...
This is exactly why we issued our warning on Trump’s designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and how it could affect Canada. The wheels are already in motion here to deploy similar language to legally target political opponents
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is exactly why we issued our warning on Trump’s designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and how it could affect Canada. The wheels are already in motion here to deploy similar language to legally target political opponents
Our new piece on antifa, and why Trump’s unconstitutional orders designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization set a dangerous precedent for Canada (and everywhere else)
www.cifrs.org/post/trump-s...
www.cifrs.org/post/trump-s...
Trump's Targeting of Antifa is the First Step Down a Dangerous Path
Antifa isn’t an organization—it’s a decentralized anti-fascist ideology. As governments increasingly target it, Canadians must stay informed, speak out, and protect civil liberties.
www.cifrs.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Our new piece on antifa, and why Trump’s unconstitutional orders designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization set a dangerous precedent for Canada (and everywhere else)
www.cifrs.org/post/trump-s...
www.cifrs.org/post/trump-s...
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You know about NSPM-7 and why it matters?
No? You should. It is a National Security order in the US that criminalizes dissent. That should matter to you.
You can read about why it matters in my new post with @CIFRS.org.
Know about NSPM-7? Read the blog anyway.
www.cifrs.org/post/what-is...
No? You should. It is a National Security order in the US that criminalizes dissent. That should matter to you.
You can read about why it matters in my new post with @CIFRS.org.
Know about NSPM-7? Read the blog anyway.
www.cifrs.org/post/what-is...
What is NSPM-7 and why it matters
This post covers the basics of the new US Security Directive NSPM-7 and why knowing about this matters to us at CIFRS and should absolutely matter to you as a Canadian. This is serious stuff that you…
www.cifrs.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You know about NSPM-7 and why it matters?
No? You should. It is a National Security order in the US that criminalizes dissent. That should matter to you.
You can read about why it matters in my new post with @CIFRS.org.
Know about NSPM-7? Read the blog anyway.
www.cifrs.org/post/what-is...
No? You should. It is a National Security order in the US that criminalizes dissent. That should matter to you.
You can read about why it matters in my new post with @CIFRS.org.
Know about NSPM-7? Read the blog anyway.
www.cifrs.org/post/what-is...
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“at the last moment, someone had canceled our reservation…around the same time that Andy Ngo and Jack Posobiec, two of the far-right provocateurs who had been harassing me online, were meeting in the White House with President Trump to discuss antifa. I just can’t believe it’s a coincidence.”
Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering
We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is the author of the 2017 book Antifa: The ...
www.democracynow.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“at the last moment, someone had canceled our reservation…around the same time that Andy Ngo and Jack Posobiec, two of the far-right provocateurs who had been harassing me online, were meeting in the White House with President Trump to discuss antifa. I just can’t believe it’s a coincidence.”
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An amazing rally for public education. 20,000+ Albertans with one united message for Danielle Smith:
Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.
It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.
Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.
It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An amazing rally for public education. 20,000+ Albertans with one united message for Danielle Smith:
Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.
It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.
Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.
It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.