The Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) is a Canadian nonprofit organization based in Toronto, Ontario.
History
In a September 9, 2021 interview on CTV News, CAHN deputy director Elizabeth Simons described people "at the heart of" COVID-19 protests in Canada, including "anti-lockdown, anti-mask and anti-vaccine protests," as part of a "far-right," "anti-democratic," and "pro-insurrectionist" movement who hold extreme views on a number of issues.[1]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Balgord | Executive Director[2] | Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, John Tory, Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society |
| Nigel Barriffe | Board Member[2:1] | Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT), Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Toronto Community Benefits Network, A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, Ontario Alliance of Black School Educators (OABSE), African Heritage Educators Network (AHEN) |
| Bernie Farber | Founding Chair Emeritus[2:2] | Canadian Jewish Congress, Paloma Foundation, Mosaic Institute |
| Sue Gardner | Chair[2:3] | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Wikimedia Foundation |
| Barbara Perry | Advisory Committee[2:4] | Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism |
| Kurt Phillips | Board Member[2:5] | Anti-Racist Canada |
| Elizabeth Simons | Deputy Director[1:1] | - |
| Richard Warman | Board Member[2:6] | - |
Funding
CAHN has received funding from the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.[3]
Partners
CAHN is partnered with the Southern Poverty Law Center.[4]
External links
Bogart, N. (2021, September 9). Known white nationalists, far-right groups among election protest organizers, expert says. CTV News. http://archive.today/2021.09.11-075707/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/known-white-nationalists-far-right-groups-among-election-protest-organizers-expert-says-1.5579181 ↩︎ ↩︎
Exposing and stopping hate. Canadian Anti-Hate Network. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240516063353/https://www.antihate.ca/about ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Department of Canadian Heritage. (2020, October 15). Building a More Inclusive Canada: Government of Canada Announces Funding for Anti-Racism Projects Across the Country. Government of Canada. http://archive.today/2022.08.31-041456/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2020/10/building-a-more-inclusive-canada-government-of-canada-announces-funding-for-anti-racism-projects-across-the-country.html ↩︎
Exposing and stopping hate. Canadian Anti-Hate Network. Retrieved September 16, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.16-021018/https://www.antihate.ca/about ↩︎
