Storm Alliance

Storm Alliance is a Canadian anti-immigration group. It describes itself as "ultranationalist" and opposes the Canadian government's immigration policies, which it calls "collective suicide".[1] The group has drawn attention for staging protests at Lacolle, Quebec, against asylum seekers entering across the Canada–United States border at Roxham Road.[2] It has called them "illegal immigrants"[3] and has demanded the Government of Canada reimburse the province of Quebec for the costs incurred for handling them.[4]

Storm Alliance was founded in December 2016[3] by Dave Tregget, who had earlier founded the Quebec chapter of the Finnish far-right group Soldiers of Odin. The group denies any connection with Soldiers of Odin, and Tregget is no longer president of Storm Alliance.[2] The group has participated in protests alongside other far-right groups in Quebec such as La Meute and Atalante.[3]

References
  1. Tasker 2018.
  2. Curtis 2018.
  3. Allard 2018.
  4. Olivier 2018.

Works cited
  • Allard, Marc (13 February 2018). "Storm Alliance fête dans le sous-sol d'une église, malaise au diocèse de Québec". Le Soleil (in French). Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  • Curtis, Christopher (23 August 2018). "Far-right group supports federal bid of Trudeau heckler Matthieu Brien". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  • Olivier, Annabelle (19 May 2018). "Immigration protesters and counter-protesters rally near Lacolle border". Global News. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  • Tasker, John Paul (18 January 2018). "Members of far-right Storm Alliance attend Trudeau's town hall in Quebec City". CBC News. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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