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In the interest of knowing your enemy, here are some thoughts on what former Breitbart CEO Steve Bannon, a.k.a. Trump's Brain, represents. Whether these two in fusion -- a political Vulcan mind meld -- can uproot two centuries-plus of American liberal democracy, is what's at stake in the coming years (or weeks). For instance, are Bannon and the alt-right, for which, he acknowledges, Breitbart has been "the platform," racist?

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How can the Canadian government combat hate crimes?
By
Linda Leon
| February 2, 2017

An open letter to:

Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration

Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety

Gentlemen,

Canadians watch aghast as intolerance, misogyny and xenophobia sweep the United States, and creep into Canada. 

Six innocent men were murdered, many others grievously wounded and families harmed in Québec City on January 29. This atrocity occurred at a place of worship during prayer.

It is not a coincidence that a similar crime was committed in a African American Church in Charleston, South Carolina less than two years ago. Extreme right wing groups fomenting violence are now in Canada with connections to larger American counterparts. 

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Stand against alt-media in North America

Racist posters calling for alt-right media were posted near a Toronto elementary school.  Just another example of the mundane racism we see south of the border estabilishing itself here, and just another racist incident in recent months.  The interesting thing was the poster included a list of alt-right sites in Canada.  Work against these sites and the hate they promote

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