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Revision as of 20:56, 11 June 2008 by DoubleBlue (talk | contribs) (+ refs, all statements now cited)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Donna Upson (born 1978) is a white supremacist who ran for the office of mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in the 2003 municipal election.
During the campaign, she received contributions from the Ku Klux Klan, and she voiced support for racial segregation. She has also set up a Canadian branch of the National Socialist movement. She was supported financially and politically by Don Andrews, leader of the white supremacist Nationalist Party of Canada and a frequent candidate for Mayor of Toronto.
At the time of the election, she was wanted in Nova Scotia for two assault charges, and she was arrested two months prior for breach of probation. She has been nicknamed "Baby Hitler" by some in the Ku Klux Klan movement and had been originally convicted of threatening a black minister in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She finished in sixth place with 1,312 votes (0.71%).
References
- ^ "Ontario Municipal Elections 2003". Canada.com. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- "Candidate for mayor supported by Klan", cbc.ca
- 2000 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
- "'Baby Hitler' granted bail". CBC News. 2001-06-01. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- 2003 Municipal Election Results