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CoHNA Canada warns community against white supremacist group
CBC investigation into Second Sons Canada prompts CoHNA to warn of threats to Canada’s pluralistic fabric.
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Staff Reporter - Mon, 02, Feb 2026
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CoHNA Canada / X/ (CoHNA Canada)
The Coalition of Hindus of North America Canada (CoHNA) warned of a rising white supremacist threat after a national broadcaster exposed a men’s “nationalist” club accused of promoting ethnic cleansing and targeting people of Indian origin.
In a recent investigation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation exposed Second Sons Canada, describing it as a group that uses the language of “fitness” and “heritage” while circulating violent extremist rhetoric online.
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Referring to the investigation, the Coalition of Hindus of North America Canada (CoHNA Canada) wrote that “a CBC investigation recently exposed Second Sons Canada — a white supremacist group that wants to ethnically cleanse Hindus from this country.We must act now, not only to protect our community, but equally to defend the pluralistic future of our country.”
A CBC investigation recently exposed Second Sons Canada—a white supremacist group that wants to ethnically cleanse Hindus from this country.
— CoHNA Canada (@CoHNACanada) February 1, 2026
And they’re not alone. 187 similar groups operate globally, many recruiting teenagers.
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According to the CBC report cited by CoHNA, a June 2024 podcast by the group’s president, Jeremy Mackenzie, included a hypothetical scenario describing forcing people “to the airport” at gunpoint. Steven Rai, a digital research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, told the broadcaster that for the group, “Remigration… is a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.”
The report cited material in which members promoted the slogan “Remigration Now” and shared content interpreted by researchers as advocating the forced removal of non-white communities from the country.
The CBC investigation also found that negative and violent statements directed at people of Indian heritage were common in the group’s communications. Earlier this year, members of the group demonstrated in Orillia, Ontario, holding a black sign that read, “Indian Trucks Kill Canucks,” bordered by crosses.
CoHNA said such imagery and messaging posed a direct concern for Canadian Hindus, many of whom are of Indian origin, and warned that houses of worship could become targets when extremist rhetoric escalates.
The group further pointed to findings by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, which has tracked 187 similar “Active Clubs” across 27 countries in the Americas and Europe. At least half of these, the report noted, function as youth clubs targeting teenagers between 15 and 18 years old.
“These groups don’t lead with hate when they recruit,” CoHNA said in its statement. “They present themselves as a fitness club or a brotherhood for ‘lost’, disenfranchised young men, and offer a sense of community and belonging.”
The statement added that leaked audio from group leaders, cited in the investigation, referenced Nazi praise, Holocaust denial and calls for members to arm themselves while planning for the forced deportation of those they consider “not white enough.”
CoHNA urged Hindu community members to push for better security at community centres and temples, and called on technology platforms to prevent such groups from using their services to recruit and spread ideology.
“Canada’s strength is its people. We have a right to be here, and we have a responsibility to protect the pluralistic future we’ve all worked so hard to build,” the group said.
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