Peter Kouba
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Peter Kouba was one of the co-founders of the now defunct Alberta
-based white nationalist group Western Canada For Us
(WCFU). http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtmlhttp://www.cjc.ca/template.php?action=itn&Story=1848 Kouba, along with Glenn Bahr
started the group in February 2004. The WCFU was formally dissolved by Bahr on May 11, 2004 after his apartment was raided and racist paraphernalia seized by the Edmonton
Hate Crimes unit.
Soon after the WCFU was formed, Bahr forced Kouba out of the group due in part to ideological differences. Kouba felt that openly displaying Nazi symbols hurt the group’s ability to attract new members. Bahr, a committed neo-Nazi, rejected this argument. There was also contention about Kouba’s proposed “Whiteville,” a plan to buy rural property in order to create an all white community http://www.recomnetwork.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/11/1636246&mode=thread, which Bahr considered unrealistic. As a result of the acrimony between the two men which spilled onto Stormfront
, Kouba, who posted as proud18, was banned from posting messages.
On May 2, 2004, Bahr appeared on the Peter Warren
Show to promote the WCFU. During the program Kouba called in using the pseudonym “Richard” and proceeded to divulge information about Bahr, including the username he used on Stormfront and the Blood and Honour
forums, SS-88.
In September 2004, both Kouba and Bahr became subjects of a human rights complaint made by Richard Warman
. http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtml Kouba was accused of making a number of discriminatory comments about First Nations
peoples, religious minorities, East Asians, Roma, and Pakistanis that could expose these groups to hatred and/or contempt. http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtml On November 22, 2006, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered Kouba to, "cease the discriminatory practice of communicating over the Internet, material of the type that was found to violate s. 13(1) in the present case, or any other matter of a substantially similar content that is likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt by reason of the fact that that person or persons are identifiable on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination" and to pay a fine of $7500.00.http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/search/view_html.asp?doid=807&lg=_e&isruling=0
After his ouster from and the dissolution of the WCFU, Kouba created a website that offered certificates for $19.99 that would guarantee the holder that he or she would go to heaven. For pets, the offer was for $14.99. However, homosexuals were not eligible for these indulgences. http://www.outletradio.com/grantham/archives/001453.php http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000793&p=
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
-based white nationalist group Western Canada For Us
Western Canada For Us
Western Canada For Us was a short-lived Alberta-based white nationalist group founded by Glenn Bahr and Peter Kouba in early 2004. The WCFU was formally dissolved on May 11, 2004, four days after Bahr's residence in Edmonton, Alberta, was raided by members of the Edmonton Hate Crimes division...
(WCFU). http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtmlhttp://www.cjc.ca/template.php?action=itn&Story=1848 Kouba, along with Glenn Bahr
Glenn Bahr
Glenn Bahr is a Canadian neo-Nazi and was one of the founders of Western Canada For Us , a now defunct racist group based in Edmonton, Alberta...
started the group in February 2004. The WCFU was formally dissolved by Bahr on May 11, 2004 after his apartment was raided and racist paraphernalia seized by the Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
Hate Crimes unit.
Soon after the WCFU was formed, Bahr forced Kouba out of the group due in part to ideological differences. Kouba felt that openly displaying Nazi symbols hurt the group’s ability to attract new members. Bahr, a committed neo-Nazi, rejected this argument. There was also contention about Kouba’s proposed “Whiteville,” a plan to buy rural property in order to create an all white community http://www.recomnetwork.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/11/1636246&mode=thread, which Bahr considered unrealistic. As a result of the acrimony between the two men which spilled onto Stormfront
Stormfront (website)
Stormfront is a white nationalist and supremacist neo-Nazi Internet forum that has been described as the Internet's first major hate site.Stormfront began as an online bulletin board system in the early 1990s before being established as a website in 1995 by former Ku Klux Klan leader and white...
, Kouba, who posted as proud18, was banned from posting messages.
On May 2, 2004, Bahr appeared on the Peter Warren
Peter Warren (radio)
Peter Warren is a Canadian investigative journalist, private investigator, former talk radio host and member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
Show to promote the WCFU. During the program Kouba called in using the pseudonym “Richard” and proceeded to divulge information about Bahr, including the username he used on Stormfront and the Blood and Honour
Blood and Honour
Blood & Honour is a neo-Nazi music promotion network and political group founded in 1987 with links to Combat 18 and composed of white power skinheads and other white nationalists....
forums, SS-88.
In September 2004, both Kouba and Bahr became subjects of a human rights complaint made by Richard Warman
Richard Warman
Richard Warman is an Ottawa-based lawyer who is active in human rights law. Warman worked for the Canadian Human Rights Commission from July 2002 until March 2004...
. http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtml Kouba was accused of making a number of discriminatory comments about First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
peoples, religious minorities, East Asians, Roma, and Pakistanis that could expose these groups to hatred and/or contempt. http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/04/09/08/177219.shtml On November 22, 2006, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered Kouba to, "cease the discriminatory practice of communicating over the Internet, material of the type that was found to violate s. 13(1) in the present case, or any other matter of a substantially similar content that is likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt by reason of the fact that that person or persons are identifiable on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination" and to pay a fine of $7500.00.http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/search/view_html.asp?doid=807&lg=_e&isruling=0
After his ouster from and the dissolution of the WCFU, Kouba created a website that offered certificates for $19.99 that would guarantee the holder that he or she would go to heaven. For pets, the offer was for $14.99. However, homosexuals were not eligible for these indulgences. http://www.outletradio.com/grantham/archives/001453.php http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000793&p=
External links
- Human Rights Complaint: Peter Kouba
- Peter Kouba Faces a Human Rights Complaint
- Canadian Association for Free Expression: Case Summaries Site operated by Paul Fromm
- Anti-hate lawyer to speak on campus
- 2005 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
- 2004 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
- ‘Heroic’ hate fighter brings the battle west
- Human Rights Tribunal ruling