Journalist accused of vandalizing Nazi monuments awaits his day in court

Duncan Kinney, a longtime critic of Edmonton police, raises questions about being surveilled, arrested, and charged

Desmond Cole

Two different monuments in Edmonton, Alberta—one to a Nazi police division, and one to a Nazi collaborator—were vandalized in 2021. Edmonton Police charged journalist Duncan Kinney, who has reported on the existence of these monuments, with mischief. Kinney has pleaded not guilty and awaits his day in court.

Kinney spoke with Desmond Cole about being surveilled by local police and targeted by local politicians. He also shares some of the Canada's history of welcoming Nazi collaborators, and diminishing the contributions of leftist and communist immigrants from Ukraine and elsewhere in eastern Europe.

Kinney's fund for legal expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/duncan-kinney-legal-defense-fund

News coverage from the Edmonton Journal: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/progress-alberta-head-pleads-not-guilty-to-statue-cemetery-vandalism

14th Waffen division of the SS—Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Galician)

Canadian monument to controversial Ukrainian national hero ignites debate-CBC: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2013351/canadian-monument-to-controversial-ukrainian-national-hero-ignites-debate