The Plaid Army is a group of Canadian internet
live streamers
An online streamer or live streamer is a type of social media influencer who broadcasts themselves online through a live stream to an audience.
History
Streaming arose in the early 2010s, originating on sites like YouTube where users could upl ...
known for their far right politics. The group has been accused by the
Canadian Anti-Hate Network
The Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that monitors hate crime and Far-right politics, far-right groups. It was formed in 2018 in Toronto, Ontario and has received funding from the Government of Canada. CAHN p ...
of Islamophobia and anti-semitism.
Activities and views
The Plaid Army is a group of far right internet trolls. The Canadian Anti-Hate Network describe the group as racist and antisemitic.
Membership and associations
The Ontario Provincial Police reported connections between the Plaid Army and the "Patriot Movement" who are known for their "opposition of provincial and federal government responses to the COVID-19 public health crisis.”
The group is also associated with the far-right protest group
Diagolon.
People connected to both groups were present at the
Canada convoy protest
The Canada convoy protest, known as the Freedom Convoy (French: ''Convoi de la liberté'') was a series of protests and blockades across Canada in early 2022, initially organized to oppose COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, COVID-19 vaccine man ...
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Members include right-wing video bloggers
Jeremy MacKenzie
General Sir Jeremy John George Mackenzie, (born 11 February 1941) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 1994 to 1998.
Early life
Mackenzie was born on 11 February 1941 in Nairobi, K ...
and Derek Harrison.
Harrison wanted the convoy protests to be akin to the
January 6 United States Capitol attack
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of Donald Trump, President Donald Trump in an attempted self-coup,Multiple sources:
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MacKenzie oversees the group.
See also
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COVID-19 protests in Canada
The COVID-19 protests in Canada are protests that began in April 2020, with protests in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, and Ottawa against the Government of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent measures.
In Alberta, a group ...
References
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Far-right politics in Canada
Internet trolls
Antisemitism in Canada
Islamophobia in Canada
Canada convoy protest