Kevin Goudreau
{{Short description|Canadian white nationalist}}{{Infobox person
| name = Kevin Goudreau
| birth_date = 1975 or 1976
| nationality = Canadian
| organization = Canadian Nationalist Front
| known_for = White nationalism
}}
Kevin Goudreau (born in 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian white nationalist{{Cite web |title=White nationalist leader Kevin Goudreau accused of uttering threats: Peterborough police {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8811823/white-nationalist-leader-kevin-goudreau-uttering-threats-peterborough-police/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160430/https://globalnews.ca/news/8811823/white-nationalist-leader-kevin-goudreau-uttering-threats-peterborough-police/ |url-status=live }} and the chairman of the Canadian Nationalist Front.
Activities
Goudreau is the chairman of the Canadian Nationalist Front,{{Cite web |date=30 Sep 2017 |title=Violence breaks out on Peterborough streets during counter-protests to anti-immigration rally - Peterborough {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3778327/fight-breaks-out-on-streets-of-peterborough-during-rally/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160428/https://globalnews.ca/news/3778327/fight-breaks-out-on-streets-of-peterborough-during-rally/ |url-status=live }} previously known as the White Nationalist Front, a white nationalist and far-right group. In 2017, he opposed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's immigration policy, 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 {{Cite web |last=kawarthaNOW |date=2022-04-25 |title=Peterborough police charge neo-Nazi Kevin Goudreau in hate bias crime |url=https://kawarthanow.com/2022/04/25/peterborough-police-charge-neo-nazi-kevin-goudreau-in-hate-bias-crime/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=kawarthaNOW |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160441/https://kawarthanow.com/2022/04/25/peterborough-police-charge-neo-nazi-kevin-goudreau-in-hate-bias-crime/ |url-status=live }} 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. The same year, his Facebook and Twitter accounts were shut down as part of wider actions taken by the companies to remove extremist accounts.{{Cite news |date=13 Aug 2022 |title=Ontario court issues peace bond against white nationalist leader over alleged threats |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.5245143/ontario-court-issues-peace-bond-against-white-nationalist-leader-over-alleged-threats-1.5245149 |access-date=24 December 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224175855/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.5245143/ontario-court-issues-peace-bond-against-white-nationalist-leader-over-alleged-threats-1.5245149 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Kathleen` |date=8 April 2019 |title=Facebook bans Faith Goldy and 'dangerous' alt-right groups |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/facebook-faith-goldy-ban-alt-right-1.5088827 |access-date=24 December 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160430/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/facebook-faith-goldy-ban-alt-right-1.5088827 |url-status=live }}
Goudreau was charged by police of uttering threats in April and in May 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=White nationalist Kevin Goudreau charged for allegedly uttering more threats in Peterborough |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/local-peterborough/news/crime/2022/05/05/white-nationalist-kevin-goudreau-charged-for-allegedly-uttering-more-threats-in-peterborough.html |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=thepeterboroughexaminer.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160431/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/local-peterborough/news/crime/2022/05/05/white-nationalist-kevin-goudreau-charged-for-allegedly-uttering-more-threats-in-peterborough.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Week |first=Todd Vandonk Peterborough This |date=2023-04-27 |title=Peterborough Court Briefs: Self-proclaimed white nationalist Kevin Goudreau guilty of uttering death threat |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/crime/peterborough-court-briefs-self-proclaimed-white-nationalist-kevin-goudreau-guilty-of-uttering-death-threat/article_dafa056b-3a39-5a0f-a56c-a737c85ec626.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=The Peterborough Examiner |language=en}}
In March 2023, Goudreau protested a drag performance in Peterborough, Ontario.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Supporters outnumber protesters at Peterborough drag event |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/2023/03/18/photos-supporters-outnumber-protesters-at-peterborough-drag-event.html |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Peterborough Examiner |language=en}}
Personal life
Goudreau has a tattoo of a gun and a swastika on his chest. Online photographs show him giving a Nazi salute.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-27 |title=Man with swastika tattoo organizing white supremacist rally in Peterborough, Ont. |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/man-with-swastika-tattoo-organizing-white-supremacist-rally-in-peterborough-ont-1.3609480 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Ottawa |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224161514/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/man-with-swastika-tattoo-organizing-white-supremacist-rally-in-peterborough-ont-1.3609480 |url-status=live }} He has been described as a neo-Nazi by Vice News{{Cite web |title=Two Canadian Neo-Nazis Are Under Investigation For Post-Christchurch Acts |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/two-canadian-neo-nazis-are-under-investigation-for-post-christchurch-acts/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Vice.com |date=19 March 2019 |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224161835/https://www.vice.com/en/article/nexymw/two-canadian-neo-nazis-are-under-investigation-for-post-christchurch-acts |url-status=live }} and local news outlet KawarthaNow.{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-25 |title=Peterborough police charge neo-Nazi Kevin Goudreau in hate bias crime |url=https://kawarthanow.com/2022/04/25/peterborough-police-charge-neo-nazi-kevin-goudreau-in-hate-bias-crime/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=kawarthaNOW |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224160441/https://kawarthanow.com/2022/04/25/peterborough-police-charge-neo-nazi-kevin-goudreau-in-hate-bias-crime/ |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ag1488/7442848526/in/photolist-8JAcJU-eUwhYY-9QUBHs-2nZHoa3-ckGxyA Kevin Goudreau], self portrait showing tattoo, Flickr{{Authority control}}
- [https://wnf-canada.blogspot.com/ Canadian Nationalist Front], his blog
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Category:Organization founders
Category:People from Peterborough, Ontario
Category:Canadian prisoners and detainees
Category:People convicted of hate crimes