Canada's Climate Daily

Hate groups mix with yellow vests on 'front line' of extremism in Canada

The yellow vest movement, which began in France with protests over economic policy, taxation and rising fuel prices, has in Canada become a vehicle for xenophobic ideology and, all too often, bigotry and hate speech, according to researchers who study the far right. A recent convoy of protesters who travelled from Western Canada to Ottawa in favour of pipelines also included participants who made anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim and also racist comments, along their journey.