My review of Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Aurélie Campana, and Samuel Tanner’s The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Hate Studies.
The book provides a much-needed map of the far-right landscape in Canada. Rather than treating far-right groups as isolated or static organizations, the authors describe a shifting “nebula” of movements that respond to changing social conditions and differ in their relationships to political institutions, violence, and the construction of otherness. Their research draws together historical analysis, interviews, and examinations of media and social media to show how this ecosystem operates.
This is very much in my research wheelhouse. In the review, I was particularly interested in the book’s findings around perceived victimization and resentment, conspiracy theories, religion and gender, and the ways online communities can help move people toward real-world political action.
I also wanted more. In particular, I argue that greater attention to conspiracy theory scholarship, emotion and victimhood, and the relationships between far-right movements and Canadian political parties would help us better understand how these movements influence broader political discourse, populism and democratic life. Overall, I describe The Great Right North as a well-written book, an excellent resource for undergraduate students, and a much-needed snapshot of the Canadian far-right landscape.
The review appears in Volume 19, Issue 1 (2026) of the Journal of Hate Studies.