Kevin Goudreau

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Kevin Goudreau
Born1975 or 1976
NationalityCanadian
OrganizationCanadian Nationalist Front
Known for White nationalism

Kevin Goudreau (born in 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian white nationalist [1] and the chairman of the Canadian Nationalist Front.

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Activities

Goudreau is the chairman of the Canadian Nationalist Front, [2] previously known as the White Nationalist Front, a white nationalist and far-right group. [1] In 2017, he opposed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's immigration policy, [2] and in September 2017, organised an anti-immigration protest in Peterborough, Ontario. in response Various local groups organized a counter-protest called “Solidarity Weekend” with hundreds of people attending, While a handful of protesters showed up for the anti-immigration rally, Goudreau was not among them [3] In 2019, a court imposed a peace bond on Goudreau after his social media posts encouraged people to kill members of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. [1] [3] The same year, his Facebook and Twitter accounts were shut down as part of wider actions taken by the companies to remove extremist accounts. [4] [5]

Goudreau was charged by police of uttering threats in April and in May 2022. [6] The first charge relates to alleged harassment towards his LGBT neighbours. In April 2023, he was found guilty of uttering death threats and was sentenced to an intermittent term of 60 days in jail. [3] [7]

In March 2023, Goudreau protested a drag performance in Peterborough, Ontario. [8]

Personal life

Goudreau has a tattoo of a gun and a swastika on his chest. [4] Online photographs show him giving a Nazi salute. [9] He has been described as a neo-Nazi by Vice News [10] and local news outlet KawarthaNow. [11]

He was aged 46 in 2022, and lives in Peterborough. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "White nationalist leader Kevin Goudreau accused of uttering threats: Peterborough police | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. 1 2 "Violence breaks out on Peterborough streets during counter-protests to anti-immigration rally - Peterborough | Globalnews.ca". Global News. 30 Sep 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. 1 2 3 kawarthaNOW (2022-04-25). "Peterborough police charge neo-Nazi Kevin Goudreau in hate bias crime". kawarthaNOW. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. 1 2 "Ontario court issues peace bond against white nationalist leader over alleged threats". CBC. 13 Aug 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Harris, Kathleen` (8 April 2019). "Facebook bans Faith Goldy and 'dangerous' alt-right groups". CBC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 "White nationalist Kevin Goudreau charged for allegedly uttering more threats in Peterborough". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2022-05-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. ↑ Week, Todd Vandonk Peterborough This (2023-04-27). "Peterborough Court Briefs: Self-proclaimed white nationalist Kevin Goudreau guilty of uttering death threat". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Supporters outnumber protesters at Peterborough drag event". Peterborough Examiner . 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. ↑ "Man with swastika tattoo organizing white supremacist rally in Peterborough, Ont". Ottawa. 2017-09-27. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  10. ↑ "Two Canadian Neo-Nazis Are Under Investigation For Post-Christchurch Acts". Vice.com. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  11. ↑ "Peterborough police charge neo-Nazi Kevin Goudreau in hate bias crime". kawarthaNOW. 2022-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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