For Blood and Soil

Amarnath Amarasingam (Author) Amarnath Amarasingam is associate professor in the School of Religion, cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, at Queen’s University.Stephanie Carvin (Author) Stephanie Carvin is associate professor of international relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.

• Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 3 1 Canada’s History of Hate, 1920–2000 10 2 The Far Right in Canada, 1980–2005 34 3 Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada Today 51 4 Joining and Leaving Extremist Groups 81 Conclusion: Countering the Far-Right Threat 102 Notes 131 Index 185

“This book upends the assumption that these far-right ideas and networks are not part of the Canadian fabric. A digestible, extremely interesting, and well-researched primer.” Elizabeth Simons, Canadian Anti-Hate Network “Vital for understanding how the global rise of far-right populism is playing out in Canada, For Blood and Soil assembles a wide range of sources to document the movement’s evolution from 1930s fascists to 1980s skinheads to the recent Freedom Convoy.” - Jonathan Montpetit, CBC News “For Blood and Soil offers an important, well-researched, and engaging history and analysis of the Canadian far right, distinguishing it from the better-known American and European strains.” - Aaron Winter, co-author of Reactionary Democracy: How Racism and the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream