Who's Behind the Hard-Right in Canada? A Reference Guide to Canada's Disinformation Network

Jan. 14, 2026

From "Freedom" to Dominion: Mapping Canada's Nationalist Turn

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Conservative parties worldwide are being infiltrated by far-right nationalists and Canada is no different. What began as the “Freedom” Convoy movement’s protest against government overreach has evolved into something far more sinister and ideological: a nationalist movement aimed not at limiting government, but at capturing and restructuring it.

At the center of this authoritarian movement is a network of oligarchs, politicians, think tanks, digital propaganda operations, and dark money funding streams that connect Canadian far-right politics to a US and global movement. Understanding this architecture reveals how ideas, money, and influence flow from international organizations through domestic intermediaries and into the Canadian political mainstream. It’s important to draw the distinction between legitimate conservative politics and this coordinated far-right authoritarian movement who are infiltrating democratic structures to undermine democracy itself.

In this article we will identify key individuals and organizations driving this agenda, trace the money flows behind it, and map the connections between Canadian politicians and global far-right networks. The first step to dismantling this is to identify the players:

External Organizations:

The International Democracy Union: The Global Far-Right Leadership Club

The International Democracy Union (IDU)—a worldwide alliance of far-right political parties—provides the support network for this movement. Since 2018, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has served as the organization’s Global Chairman, making him the primary architect of conservative coordination across continents.

The IDU functions as what insiders call a “best practices exchange,” where member parties share strategies, disinformation techniques, and policy frameworks. For Canadian conservatives, it serves as a bridge to connect authoritarian movements in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

Key Canadian Players in the IDU Network

Let’s Name Names: Here we list the Canadian Politicians who serve as the primary conduits between international strategy and domestic implementation and their relationship to the IDU:

 

The Atlas Network: Provides Academic Cover

The intellectual foundation for this movement comes from think tanks connected to the Atlas Network—a global organization coordinating over 500 free-market policy institutes in countries worldwide.

Here are the Canadian organizations that transform Atlas far-right political goals into seemingly objective policy research, providing the academic cover that allows radical ideas to enter mainstream political discourse:

Canadian Organizations:

Canada Strong and Free Network (CSFN): The Strategy and Money

These individuals control funding flows, strategic direction, and the intellectual framework for the movement. They front for corporate interests, political strategy, and ideological commitment.

Let’s Reveal Who They Are:

 

Disinformation Networks:

The Propaganda Machines: The Social Media Outrage Engine

Policy proposals are then translated into viral outrage through sophisticated digital operations that bypass journalistic standards with little regard for facts.

The organizations below transform Atlas policy and political messaging into rage bait / viral content designed to polarize voters and undermine trust in traditional media and democratic institutions.

 

This group represents the most aggressive push toward nationalist populism within mainstream Canadian politics. These MPs bridge the gap between street-level “Freedom” activism and federal legislative power, often with direct ties to U.S. conservative movements (MAGA) and explicitly anti-institutional rhetoric. Here we assess their threat level:

The most alarming development is the emergence of explicitly ethno-nationalist organizations (racists) seeking mainstream political legitimacy.

The (new) Dominion Society of Canada, founded July 1, 2025, represents the leading edge of white nationalist organizing in Canada. Its leadership includes Daniel Tyrie (former PPC Executive Director), Greg Wycliffe (media personality), and Ken Jones. The organization openly promotes “remigration”—a euphemism for mass deportation of non-European immigrants and their descendants.

The Society operates in coordination with the Second Sons, a male-only “Active Club” focused on martial arts training and “readiness.” This dual-track strategy mirrors European far-right movements: the Dominion Society handles political lobbying and campus recruitment while the Second Sons provide security and street presence.

The Jivani Connection

MP Jamil Jivani’s relationship with the Dominion Society is particularly concerning. During his “Restore the North” campus tour at the University of Toronto Mississauga, when asked directly about remigration, Jivani responded that it was “complicated” rather than rejecting the concept outright. He was subsequently photographed with individuals wearing Dominion Society insignia.

Jivani’s positioning makes him uniquely dangerous: a Yale Law graduate with community activism credentials, close personal friend of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and former president of Canada Strong and Free Network. He serves as a bridge between fringe nationalism and mainstream conservatism, providing intellectual cover for ideas that would otherwise remain marginalized.

The Influencer Gap:

Due to Meta’s social media news blackout continuing in 2025, voters couldn’t easily verify claims through traditional media links. “Political influencers” filled this void, often funded through untraceable sources, acting as a “shadow press” that interpret rather than report news. This is a serious problem in Canada.

The 2025 Election: Micro-Targeting and Division Tactics

The 2025 federal election revealed sophisticated micro-targeting designed not to win voters but to fracture the Liberal coalition:

Ethnic Community Targeting:

• Punjabi-language ads on WhatsApp and Facebook focused on extortion, auto theft, and gang violence in Brampton and Surrey

• WeChat campaigns targeting Chinese-Canadian communities in Richmond, Markham, and Vancouver spread narratives about Mark Carney’s economic ties

• Result: Liberal margins shrank to under 2% in key suburban ridings

Professional Community Targeting:

• Resource workers (truckers, forestry, mining) received “War on the North” messaging

• Small business owners and trades workers saw personalized “Axe the Tax” content with AI-generated visuals

• Lookalike audiences on Meta allowed precise targeting based on digital behavior

Money:

Let’s Look at The Money Sources: Key Corporate Sponsors and Partners

These corporations fund the digital infrastructure and conferences that connect far-right activists to political power in Canada.

The Dark Money Trail

Canada’s strict political donation limits mean the real financial power flows through secrecy and misdirection. Understanding these funding vehicles reveals how corporate and ideological money infiltrates political operations without public accountability.

Let’s Reveal The Funding Vehicles and Financial Conduits

These organizations and mechanisms allow money to flow from original sources (energy companies, wealthy donors) to political operations (digital propaganda, activist training) while hiding the connections.

Here’s how the money is distributed:

Major Financial Flows (2025 Election Cycle)

The “Binnion Bridge” - How It Works

The most significant identified pipeline runs through Michael Binnion’s dual role:

1. Modern Miracle Network (Binnion as Founder) raises funds from energy executives for “Canadian resource promotion”

2. Funds transfer to Canada Strong and Free Network (Binnion as Board Chair)

3. CSFN distributes to third-party groups like West Coast Proud and Canada Proud

4. Money reaches Mobilize Media Group labeled as “Consulting” or “Ad Placement”

5. Elections Canada sees only final transaction; original energy donor identity is hidden

This structure allows oil and gas money to fund political attack ads while maintaining legal distance and public deniability.

 

The Triple-Threat Cycle

The power of this architecture lies in how its three components reinforce each other:

1. Think Tank (Atlas Network): Releases a study claiming the Supreme Court oversteps its bounds or the CBC threatens democracy

2. Propaganda Arm (Proud/Mobilize): Transforms the study into 15-second videos and memes: “THE SUPREME COURT IS ACTIVIST! FIRE THEM!”

3. Politician (Jivani/Lawton/Poilievre): Cites manufactured “public outcry” to introduce legislation limiting court power or cutting CBC funding

This cycle allows radical proposals to gain mainstream acceptance through coordinated amplification across multiple channels, each lending credibility to the others.

Institutional Targets Under Attack:

The movement has identified specific Canadian institutions to attack for dismantling or restructuring:

The Supreme Court: Normalize preemptive use of the Notwithstanding Clause to bypass Charter protections

The Senate: Reform appointment process to break current composition, which favors progressive voices

The Bank of Canada: Strip political independence to allow cabinet more direct influence over monetary policy

CBC/Radio-Canada: Complete “defunding” of the English-language service to eliminate state-funded media competition. Particularly worrisome as most of our private news outlets are now controlled by American (MAGA) companies.

The Multiculturalism Act: Repeal legislation that “dilutes” national identity

Birthright Citizenship: End automatic citizenship for children born in Canada to non-citizen parents. (Sounds awfully “MAGA” doesn’t it)...

Looking Ahead: 2026 and Beyond

Canada enters 2026 with a Liberal minority government facing an opposition that has moved beyond traditional conservatism toward nationalist populism. The “Freedom” movement’s insidious seepage has been refined into mainstream institutional ambitions.

The architecture documented here—international coordination through the IDU, domestic strategy through CSFN, intellectual cover from Atlas-affiliated think tanks, amplification through digital propaganda, and funding through opaque channels—represents a sophisticated challenge to Canadian democratic norms.

The question is no longer whether this movement exists, but whether Canada’s institutions can withstand coordinated attacks from actors who view those very institutions as illegitimate obstacles to be dismantled rather than democratic pillars to be preserved.

Sources & Citations

I. Nationalist Organizations & Institutional Players

• Dominion Society of Canada: Wikipedia: Dominion Society of Canada — Details on the July 1, 2025 founding and its “Remigration” platform.

• Daniel Tyrie: Wikipedia: Daniel Tyrie — Biographical data on the Chairman of the Dominion Society and his history with the PPC.

• Jamil Jivani “Restore the North” Tour: CBC News: Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour — Reporting on the Oct 17, 2025, University of Toronto event and connections to Charlie Kirk.

• Canadaland: #153 Jamil Jivani does Charlie Kirk Lite on Canadian Campuses — Deep dive into the recruitment strategies used on Canadian universities in 2025.

II. Institutional & Global Leadership (IDU/Harper)

• International Democracy Union (IDU): Chairman Stephen Harper - IDU Official Profile — Details on Harper’s role as Chairman and the 2023-2025 strategic pivot.

• YouTube/NewsX: Stephen Harper Emphasizes the Need for Democratic Nations to Unite - NXT Conclave 2025 — Harper’s speech on the 2025 global conservative alignment.

III. Think Tanks & The Atlas Network

• Atlas Network Canada Partners: Wikipedia: Atlas Network — Listing of partners including the Fraser Institute and Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

• The Guardian: How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada — Early documentation of the Atlas Network’s strategic influence in Canada.

• Macdonald-Laurier Institute: Promoting research excellence or activism? (Feb 2025) — The foundational paper attacking DEI in federal granting agencies.

• MLI Commentary: Confederation may not survive Sean Fraser’s latest folly at the Supreme Court (Oct 2025) — Analysis of judicial activism and the “Nationalist” legal defense.

• Fraser Institute: A Public Service in Crisis (Oct 2025) — Data-driven critique used to justify institutional restructuring.

IV. Digital Propaganda & Ad Spend

• DFRLab: How social media shaped the 2025 Canadian election — Details on the $208K–$278K Canada Proud Meta spend and the AI-generated “Carney-Epstein” disinformation campaign.

• The Hill Times: Tracking federal parties’ Meta spending in the 2025 campaign — Comprehensive breakdown of pre-writ and election-period digital ad buys.

V. Government Spending & Election Data

• Ontario Auditor General 2025 Report: CTV News: Ontario government spending $112M on ads, more than ever before — Shelley Spence’s report on record government ad spend flagging “It’s Happening Here” as partisan.

• 2025 Federal Election Results: CBC News: Canada federal election 2025 live results — Seat totals (LIB 169, CON 144) and the defeat of Pierre Poilievre in Carleton.

• TSA Analytics: Federal Election 2025 Results — Analysis of the Mark Carney minority government and the rise of the “Shadow Official Opposition.”

VI. Foreign Interference & Task Force Reports

• Privy Council Office / SITE: Update on Canada’s Actions to Protect General Election 45 (April 2025) — Official report on WeChat/TikTok interference and coordinated inauthentic behavior.

• Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference: Final Report Vol. 3 (Jan 2025) — Commissioner Hogue’s findings on the “Grey Zone” of foreign influence.

VII. Funding & Dark Money

• Environmental Defence: Michael Binnion: The Mastermind of Petro Populism — Profile on Binnion’s role in the Modern Miracle Network and funding for “Canada Proud.”

• Canada Strong and Free Network (CSFN): Wikipedia: Canada Strong and Free Network — Overview of the organization’s role as a hub for right-wing networking and funding.

VIII. Nationalist Groups & Radical Elements

• CBC News: ‘The Nazis were right’: Inside Canada’s biggest ‘nationalist’ group (Dec 2025) — The definitive investigative report on Jeremy MacKenzie and the Second Sons.

• Wikipedia: Dominion Society of Canada — Founding details, membership counts (1,700+), and the “Remigration” policy platform.

• Canadian Anti-Hate Network: White Nationalism in Canada: Organized, Emboldened, and Growing (Oct 2025) — Tracking the “political arm” connection between Tyrie, MacKenzie, and the CPC fringe.

This reference guide was compiled in January 2026 and reflects the state of Canada’s far-right network as documented through publicly available sources, investigative journalism, and official reports.