Orange Order in Canada controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1883
Harbour Grace Affray
A confrontation between Orangemen and Roman Catholics in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, caused multiple deaths and was remembered as the Harbour Grace Affray.
1849
Saint John Orange riot
An Orange-related sectarian riot in Saint John, New Brunswick, on 12 July resulted in at least twelve deaths and became one of the most serious episodes associated with the movement’s nineteenth-century public parades.
Nineteenth-century electoral violence in Toronto
Historical accounts associate Orange members with numerous Toronto riots between 1839 and 1866, including disturbances linked to elections and opposition to reformers and advocates of Catholic or French-Canadian political equality.