Calgary police charged 36-year-old resident Christopher Duchaine with hate-motivated crimes against Russians. .“We would like to make it clear hate-motivated crimes of any kind will not be tolerated in our city,” said Calgary police Const. Matt Messenger in a Thursday press release. .“Uttering threats and harassing individuals based on their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language, mental or physical ability, sex, age, or any other similar factor, are considered criminal offences.”.It's alleged a man called the All Saints Russian Orthodox Church, 905 8 Ave. NE, on Tuesday and made threats toward employees and the church congregation. Since it's believed All Saints was targeted because of its Russian heritage, the release said the incident was deemed a hate crime. .The release said there were four additional reports of threats and harassment against Russian-Calgarians the same day. It said Calgary police’s hate crime and extremism unit investigated all incidents and found them to be related. .Duchaine was charged with five counts of criminal harassment. All five of the reported incidents have been deemed hate crimes. .“We take these incidents seriously and recognize hate-motivated crimes have negative impacts on victims and in these cases left victims feeling unsafe,” said Messenger. .Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477. .Prejudice reared its ugly head in March after Calgary police said it is investigating complaints by social media users of hate speech against Russian-Calgarians..READ MORE: Calgary police investigating multiple reports of anti-Russia hate speech on social media.“In the past 48 hours, we received multiple reports from citizens about what's believed to be hate speech and harassment targeting Russian-Calgarians on a social media platform,” said Calgary police..“Our patrol officers and hate crimes and extremism team are currently investigating these incidents and monitoring them closely.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Calgary police charged 36-year-old resident Christopher Duchaine with hate-motivated crimes against Russians. .“We would like to make it clear hate-motivated crimes of any kind will not be tolerated in our city,” said Calgary police Const. Matt Messenger in a Thursday press release. .“Uttering threats and harassing individuals based on their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language, mental or physical ability, sex, age, or any other similar factor, are considered criminal offences.”.It's alleged a man called the All Saints Russian Orthodox Church, 905 8 Ave. NE, on Tuesday and made threats toward employees and the church congregation. Since it's believed All Saints was targeted because of its Russian heritage, the release said the incident was deemed a hate crime. .The release said there were four additional reports of threats and harassment against Russian-Calgarians the same day. It said Calgary police’s hate crime and extremism unit investigated all incidents and found them to be related. .Duchaine was charged with five counts of criminal harassment. All five of the reported incidents have been deemed hate crimes. .“We take these incidents seriously and recognize hate-motivated crimes have negative impacts on victims and in these cases left victims feeling unsafe,” said Messenger. .Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477. .Prejudice reared its ugly head in March after Calgary police said it is investigating complaints by social media users of hate speech against Russian-Calgarians..READ MORE: Calgary police investigating multiple reports of anti-Russia hate speech on social media.“In the past 48 hours, we received multiple reports from citizens about what's believed to be hate speech and harassment targeting Russian-Calgarians on a social media platform,” said Calgary police..“Our patrol officers and hate crimes and extremism team are currently investigating these incidents and monitoring them closely.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
