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In Canada, the '''Edmund Burke Society''' was a far-right organization formed by [[Paul Fromm (politician)|Paul Fromm]], [[Don Andrews]], and Leigh Smith in 1967 at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>[http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/canadian/league-for-human-rights/heritage-front/into-the-mainstream.html Nizkor, "into the mainstream"]</ref> The group presented a front of being [[anti-communist]] and promoting traditionalist values in order to recruit members into its real agenda.{{cn|date=November 2019}} Its members soon became involved in violent confrontations with [[anti-war]] groups and leftists in [[Toronto]]. |
In Canada, the '''Toronto Edmund Burke Society''' was a far-right organization formed by [[Paul Fromm (politician)|Paul Fromm]], [[Don Andrews]], and Leigh Smith in 1967 at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>[http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/canadian/league-for-human-rights/heritage-front/into-the-mainstream.html Nizkor, "into the mainstream"]</ref> The group presented a front of being [[anti-communist]] and promoting traditionalist values in order to recruit members into its real agenda.{{cn|date=November 2019}} Its members soon became involved in violent confrontations with [[anti-war]] groups and leftists in [[Toronto]]. |
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The group's main focus was opposition to the [[New Left]] and other left wing tendencies that were prominent during the period and which the Burkers identified with [[Communism]]. During the 1968 federal election, they distributed leaflets accusing the new Liberal Prime Minister, [[Pierre Trudeau]], of being a communist.<ref name=Johnson>Johnson, Arthur, "Portrait of a racist", ''Globe and Mail'', October 1, 1979</ref> The "Burkers" were involved in disrupting various left-wing events and rallies, often violently. In 1970, the group disrupted a speech by [[William Kunstler]] resulting in the [[Chicago Seven]]'s lawyer drenching EBSer Paul Fromm with a pitcher of water. A melee between Burkers and Kunstler's supporters ensued and Fromm was knocked unconscious to the floor.<ref name=Johnson/> According to a report by the [[Security Intelligence Review Committee]], in 1971, one Burker, Geza Matrai, a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] refugee, attacked Soviet Premier [[Alexei Kosygin]] during his visit to Canada. Matrai jumped on Kosygin's back, dragging him halfway to the ground before being arrested.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/12/colin-kenny-the-man-who-attacked-kosygin.aspx "The man who attacked Kosygin"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, by [[Colin Kenny]], ''National Post'', January 12, 2009</ref> |
The group's main focus was opposition to the [[New Left]] and other left wing tendencies that were prominent during the period and which the Burkers identified with [[Communism]]. During the 1968 federal election, they distributed leaflets accusing the new Liberal Prime Minister, [[Pierre Trudeau]], of being a communist.<ref name=Johnson>Johnson, Arthur, "Portrait of a racist", ''Globe and Mail'', October 1, 1979</ref> The "Burkers" were involved in disrupting various left-wing events and rallies, often violently. In 1970, the group disrupted a speech by [[William Kunstler]] resulting in the [[Chicago Seven]]'s lawyer drenching EBSer Paul Fromm with a pitcher of water. A melee between Burkers and Kunstler's supporters ensued and Fromm was knocked unconscious to the floor.<ref name=Johnson/> According to a report by the [[Security Intelligence Review Committee]], in 1971, one Burker, Geza Matrai, a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] refugee, attacked Soviet Premier [[Alexei Kosygin]] during his visit to Canada. Matrai jumped on Kosygin's back, dragging him halfway to the ground before being arrested.<ref>[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/01/12/colin-kenny-the-man-who-attacked-kosygin.aspx "The man who attacked Kosygin"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, by [[Colin Kenny]], ''National Post'', January 12, 2009</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:00, 28 August 2023
- This organization is unrelated to the conservative debating society of the same name associated with the University of Chicago Law School, the University of Virginia, and the London School of Economics.
In Canada, the Toronto Edmund Burke Society was a far-right organization formed by Paul Fromm, Don Andrews, and Leigh Smith in 1967 at the University of Toronto.[1] The group presented a front of being anti-communist and promoting traditionalist values in order to recruit members into its real agenda.[citation needed] Its members soon became involved in violent confrontations with anti-war groups and leftists in Toronto.
The group's main focus was opposition to the New Left and other left wing tendencies that were prominent during the period and which the Burkers identified with Communism. During the 1968 federal election, they distributed leaflets accusing the new Liberal Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, of being a communist.[2] The "Burkers" were involved in disrupting various left-wing events and rallies, often violently. In 1970, the group disrupted a speech by William Kunstler resulting in the Chicago Seven's lawyer drenching EBSer Paul Fromm with a pitcher of water. A melee between Burkers and Kunstler's supporters ensued and Fromm was knocked unconscious to the floor.[2] According to a report by the Security Intelligence Review Committee, in 1971, one Burker, Geza Matrai, a Hungarian refugee, attacked Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin during his visit to Canada. Matrai jumped on Kosygin's back, dragging him halfway to the ground before being arrested.[3]
The group was named after the British member of Parliament Edmund Burke.[4]
EBS members joined the small Ontario Social Credit Party in the early 1970s and took it over by 1972. The Social Credit Party of Canada expelled them resulting in two rival Ontario Social Credit parties existing for several years. In 1971, three of five Ontario Social Credit candidates in the 1971 provincial election were identified as EBS members.[citation needed] The EBS dissolved in 1972 as a result of major internal clashes over political metrology and fundamental ideology.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Nizkor, "into the mainstream"
- ^ a b Johnson, Arthur, "Portrait of a racist", Globe and Mail, October 1, 1979
- ^ "The man who attacked Kosygin"[permanent dead link], by Colin Kenny, National Post, January 12, 2009
- ^ Kinsella, Warren (1995). Web of Hate : Inside Canada's far right network (1 ed.). Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-638051-4. OCLC 31290466.
- "Freedom'56" Scarlett Deva Antaloczy ISBN 1-4196-5088-2 www.freedom56.org page 239-to-288