Category: Statement

Premier of Ontario,
Honourable Doug Ford

Legislative Building
Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON
M7A 1A1

Mr. Ford,

I am writing you today because I believe the civil rights of our organization to host an event on the University of Toronto campus were recently violated. Our request to book space on the University of Toronto campus for a September 14th event last year was prohibited without legitimate reason.

It has come to my attention recently that your provincial government has made a commitment to the people of Ontario to protect free speech on campuses. Your office has stated that post-secondary institutions will “face reductions to their operating grant proportional to the severity of non-compliance” and that schools must “remain open to discussion and free inquiry, should not shield students from ideas or opinions they find offensive and will not allow students or teachers to obstruct others from expressing their views”.

For the entirety of this political campaign, our group has not said a hateful word, caused no violence, and done nothing illegal. Yet, publicly-funded institutions such as the University of Toronto feel compelled to suppress our ability to promote our political party to the citizens of Ontario.

Mr. Ford, I think our case is a perfect opportunity for you to demonstrate to the people of Ontario that you are serious about free speech on campuses, especially when it pertains to a political party competing in the upcoming 43rd Federal Election. Such a suppression of our ability to communicate our political platform to the people of Ontario limits their ability to make an informed decision come election time and ultimately diminishes the sanctity of our democracy.

I encourage you to consider either of the following options as it pertains to our situation:

1. Reduce the amount of public funding the University of Toronto receives due to its failure to abide by your mandate.
2. Permit the Canadian Nationalist Party to host an event on the University of Toronto campus where we will peacefully and respectfully communicate our political platform with the people of Ontario.

I am available to meet in person to discuss the details of this situation and what the best steps may be for moving forward with an event.

Yours sincerely,

Travis Patron
Leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party

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Belgian Club,

On behalf of the Canadian Nationalist Party I would like to thank you for hosting our group on Saturday, July 28th. Your venue and your staff allowed our event to be a successful one. I am writing you today to clarify the developments during our event and offer a recommendation for your organization.

As I am sure you are aware, our event encountered opposition from Antifa protesters. These protesters had the sole intention of disrupting our event at any cost. Their intentions were never to discuss our party’s political stance in a constructive manner and they appeared unwilling to establish a worthwhile channel of dialogue with us. After police removed these protesters from the venue, the event continued with a presentation on our political ideas for making Canada a better place to live. We later transitioned to another venue in Winnipeg where we concluded the evening.

After watching the media reports of CBC, CTV, and CityNews making an absolute mockery of what exactly our group represents, we decided to upload our raw video copy of the events that occurred at your venue.

You can watch the video here: CNP Meeting at Belgian Club – July 28th, 2018

I believe it would be in the best interest of your organization to distance yourself from these protesters and the misguided opinions they have of the Canadian Nationalist Party.

If I may do so, I would also like to (respectfully) ask you to consider reinstating the former employees that you had step down from their positions because of our booking. The encounters our group had with your staff were nothing but positive and, as a fellow business owner, I understand the value of good employees. It is more important to defend the interests of your employees that it is to maintain a politically-correct image with our increasingly one-sided media.

Once you have viewed the video and consulted with your team, I would like to propose the idea of doing a follow up event for your members and the public during the month of August. During this event, our goal would be to speak on the political viewpoints of our party and promote our ongoing campaign for the upcoming 43rd federal election.

If you were to accept our booking request for the month of August, our event would be open to the public upon ticket purchase. All proceeds for this event would go to your organization and the Royal Canadian Legion. Perhaps more valuable than anything, hosting our political party would demonstrate that the Belgian Club is an organization who is convicted in its non-partisan status and one that promotes traditional Canadian values.

I’m confident the people of Winnipeg will be open to a political narrative other than the uninspiring status quo of the Liberal and Conservative Party.

If you should have any further questions about this request to host an event at your venue during the month of August, you can reach me directly at +1 (888) 505 – 9956.

Travis Patron
Leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party

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Over the last month, the Canadian Nationalist Party has been touring Western Canada hosting events and introducing our party to new audiences. These events have been organized to communicate our policies and ideas for making Canada a better place to live.

Although our movement is still early, and our numbers are not great, it is encouraging to find that our message has found a dedicated audience across Western Canada. Clearly, Canadians are seeking political change and this is a desire that the existing parties do not address. The Canadian Nationalist Party will continue hosting events and networking with new audiences in Canada in order to find the grassroots support necessary to bring our party success.

As with any new idea, the Canadian Nationalist Party has met initial skepticism and misrepresentation, and it is our responsibility to set the narrative straight.

The members of our political party want to see a government in Canada who prioritizes the interests of majority, native-born citizens. Unfortunately, not everyone in the current political establishment has been open to this viewpoint. We have been banned from publicly funded universities, government owned convention centers, and even public squares that are open to other politically-oriented groups. All of these things have come about despite the fact that our party has not said a hateful word, caused no violence, and have violated no laws.

Recently, our group hosted an event at the Belgian Club in Winnipeg. We would like to extend a thank you to the Belgian Club and their staff for standing strong against attempted intimidation from disruptive protestors. On Saturday, July 28^th, 2018 our event was met with protestors who attended our meeting without invitation. This group had no intention of keeping an open channel of dialogue, and therefore, in accordance with our mandate we asked them to vacate the premises. When they refused, we had the police escort these protesters out of the venue. Our group then proceeded with the meeting as usual, delivered a presentation on the viewpoints of our party, and continued the discussion at an additional venue later into the evening. We consider the event a success and the antics of our protestors as a display that threatens the freedom of expression, right to assemble, and ability of third-party organizations to retain their non-partison status when hosting political parties.

The Canadian Nationalist Party would like to thank the Winnipeg Police Department for their cordial and professional handling of the disruptive situation we experienced on July, 28^th and for respecting our private booking at the Belgian Club. Although strong words were exchanged, no violence occurred at the event.

We recently received word that the Belgian Club was asking one of their board members to resign following the events during out meeting. We believe this is a short-sighted and poorly thought out decision. The staff at the Belgian Club acted promptly to remove the protesters who were disrupting our event and disrespecting the traditions of the venue. One such protester, refused to remove his face-veil when asked to do so. Other protesters refused to leave when asked to do so. Lest we forget, it is a sign of disrespect when a guest refuses to remove their face-veil inside a hall dedicated to the sacrifices our veterans have made in the name of Canadians rights and freedoms. Fitting then, that this very group intends to disrupt and disrespect these traditions with the actions they displayed on this day.

It is encouraging to see that the Belgian Club employs members of the community who still respect Canadian traditions and do not weaken when challenged with attempted intimidation from Antifa groups. The Canadian Nationalist Party recommends that any such board member’s employment be reinstated and an apology issued to the staff who behaved with professionalism and hospitality.

Furthermore, the Canadian Nationalist Party believes that the local media coverage of the event can be considered defamatory in nature and will be exploring legal avenues in order to protect the reputation of our organization for making false written and oral statements about our organization. In addition, we intend to file a complaint with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council against media outlets local to Winnipeg.

Thank you to our hosts, our sponsors, and our members for making this most recent Western Canada Tour a success. The Canadian Nationalist Party will continue developing its offering in order to ensure that native-born Canadians have a political platform they can use to make constructive change in our country.

For more information on the current status of CNP’s federal registration application: Elections Canada Confirming CNP Members

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