Canadians ‘overrepresented in the alt-right,’ says filmmaker who chronicled movement’s rise

The U.S. insurrection was an ‘inevitable consequence,’ says documentary filmmaker Daniel Lombroso, after years of far-right activity he witnessed first-hand.

Derek Cassoff, top left, of McGill University moderates a virtual panel with documentary film director and McGill grad Daniel Lombroso, left, and David Shribman, former Washington Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe. Photograph courtesy of YouTube

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

January 19, 2021

Canadian-born extremists are having a disproportionate impact on American politics, says the filmmaker who followed the rise of prominent far-right figures amid Donald Trump’s presidency. Journalist Daniel Lombroso’s evidenc...

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