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The Northern Alliance was founded in 1997 by a group of individuals headed by Raphael Bergmann , an associate of Holocaust Denier Ernst Zündel who has also claimed Heritage Front leader Wolfgang Droege as his mentor. Bergmann addressed two gatherings of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1990s, and reportedly organized racialist rock concerts in London during the same period. Bergmann claims that he started the Northern Alliance as a "discussion group", and that its members originally met on an informal basis. Others have questioned this claim, and have suggested that the group existed as a more formal organization from its earliest days. Members of the Northern Alliance met to discuss subjects such as immigration, racism and the Ontario Human Rights Commission from a racialist and Euro-centric perspective. They also listened to broadcasts from American National Alliance leader William Pierce . Many of the group's members appear to have been racialist skinheads. In , which was also based in London at the time. As Bergmann and Chilcott were not charged with any offence, party president Robert Metz decided to take up their cause as a "free speech" issue. Lloyd Walker , then leader of the FPO, requested that Ontario Solicitor General David Tsubouchi provide a list of "extreme" political beliefs that could result in such police action. The Freedom Party's account of the situation may be viewed online ( {Link without Title} ). Lawyer Douglas Christie , who has been associated with a variety of far-right groups in Canada, also criticized the actions of the London police. On December 3 , 1999 , the '' London Free Press '', using information from Detective Superintendent Dave Lucio, published an article describing the Northern Alliance as "urban terrorists", and listed Bergmann as the group's leader. Bergmann later launched a civil suit against the paper, based on this article and a follow-up piece published the next day. During the 1999 controversy, Bergmann claimed that the Northern Alliance was not a formal organization and denied that he held any official leadership position. Others have cast serious doubts on these claims and have argued that Bergmann deliberately downplayed his group's racialist beliefs during this period in an attempt to gain mainstream credibility. {Link without Title} In mid- 2000 , Bergmann organized a "Straight Pride" parade in London and Toronto as a hostile response to the city's Gay Pride parade. On December 14 , 2003 , an article in the '' Toronto Star '' described the Northern Alliance as "an especially poisonous hate group." The Northern Alliance previously maintained its own website and promoted an openly racialist and white supremacist message. According to its manifesto, the group is dedicated to "the protection and advancement of the rights of Canadians of European descent", which it describes as "the most beautiful, creative and intelligent race on Earth." The group advocates that Canada "return to its former immigration policies and exclude peoples from non-Western countries", also arguing that "only those with European ancestry should be permitted to become citizens of Canada". The Northern Alliance opposes drug legalization on the grounds that "illicit drug use is detrimental to White society", and Abortion on the grounds that "abortion stops a White heart". It also opposes Same-sex Marriage and interracial marriage. Their website included links to groups such as the Canadian National Socialist Front, BC White Pride and the Imperial Klans of Canada, as well as to other racialist and white supremacist groups from around the world. The group's leading members include Brian Morrison, Jason Ouwendyk , Tyler Chilcott, Tomas Szymanski and David Ruud. Jason Ouwendyk and the Northern Alliance are now the subject of a complaint made to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. {Link without Title} |
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