Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Vancouver anti-racism rally clashes
Members confronted protesters and police during an anti-racism rally, with several taken away in handcuffs.
2017
Police-chief photograph controversy in Sudbury
A photograph of the Greater Sudbury police chief with members caused public backlash; the chief apologized and denied that it represented institutional support.
2016
Fabricated refugee assault intervention claim
The organization announced that members had stopped two refugees from sexually harassing underage girls, but later conceded that a member had fabricated the account and said the member would be expelled.
2016
Reported neo-Nazi and racist connections
Reporting linked founder Mika Ranta and other senior figures to neo-Nazi or far-right networks and described racist and Nazi sympathies among higher-ranking members.
2016
Canadian soup-kitchen exclusion
The Sudbury chapter was barred from a soup kitchen after complaints that its presence intimidated First Nations and Muslim people seeking food.