Montréal Antifa just published a report on Québec’s far-right. Here’s what you need to know

Quebec’s far-right landscape is changing. According to a report published by Montréal Antifasciste in May 2026, many ideas and narratives once associated with fringe far-right movements have increasingly found expression in mainstream political discourse. Islamophobia, anti-immigration sentiments, and ethno-nationalism are a few of the ideas that have gained more space in the mainstream since. The report argues that far-right organizing in Quebec has evolved along with the global far-right, with activists adopting new strategies, organizations and public-facing images while continuing to promote exclusionary and nationalist politics.In this episode of Local 514, host Kalden Dhatsenpa sits down with “Andy,” a pseudonym used by a member of Montréal Antifasciste. Andy discusses the report’s findings on far-right activity in Quebec, details and names many formations and spokespeople, and explains why the collective believes these movements are increasingly seeking to influence public debate through more polished and institutional channels.While Andy argues that these organizations remain relatively small, he contends that they are far from marginal in their political influence. If ideas once confined to the fringes ten years ago can become mainstream, what ideas being promoted today could shape public discourse a decade from now? and what can be done to resist them?