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Goldy drew criticism in March 2017, when she posted on Twitter a video of herself in [[Bethlehem]], expressing shock that she could hear an Islamic call to prayer in the city, and suggesting that “Bethlehem’s Christian population has been ethnically cleansed.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malek |first1=Cate |title=BETHLEHEM IS STRUGGLING TO PROTECT THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY |url=http://www.newsweek.com/bethlehem-easter-church-nativity-jesus-israel-palestinians-war-christians-584908|work=Newsweek}}</ref> |
Goldy drew criticism in March 2017, when she posted on Twitter a video of herself in [[Bethlehem]], expressing shock that she could hear an Islamic call to prayer in the city, and suggesting that “Bethlehem’s Christian population has been ethnically cleansed.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malek |first1=Cate |title=BETHLEHEM IS STRUGGLING TO PROTECT THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY |url=http://www.newsweek.com/bethlehem-easter-church-nativity-jesus-israel-palestinians-war-christians-584908|work=Newsweek}}</ref> |
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In June 2017, Goldy broadcast on Rebel Media "White Genocide in Canada?", analyzing the Canadian government's foreign immigration policies with regard to the [[Third World]] and the effect of those policies on the demographic composition of Canadian society. She posited that the European population in the country was being replaced as a result.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faith Goldy: White Genocide in Canada? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6onH0LmHU |publisher=Rebel Edge}}</ref> In response to the |
In June 2017, Goldy broadcast on Rebel Media "White Genocide in Canada?", analyzing the Canadian government's foreign immigration policies with regard to the [[Third World]] and the effect of those policies on the demographic composition of Canadian society. She posited that the European population in the country was being replaced as a result.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faith Goldy: White Genocide in Canada? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6onH0LmHU |publisher=Rebel Edge}}</ref> In response to the broadcast several corporate entities withdrew their financial support from Rebel Media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Advertisers bow to pressure to pull ads from The Rebel |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/advertisers-bow-to-pressure-to-pull-ads-from-the-rebel/article35181695/}}</ref> |
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According to ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'' columnist Dan Lett, Goldy seemed to be working to provide mainstream respectability to the [[far right]] demonstrators in the course of her reporting on the [[2017 Unite the Right rally]] in Charlottesville, arguing that they suggested a wider "rising white racial consciousness" in America and referring to a manifesto by [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Richard B. Spencer|Richard Spencer]], which Lett described as including "calls to organize states along ethnic and racial divides and celebrates the superiority of 'White America,'" as "robust" and "well thought-out."<ref name="Lett2017"/> These broadcasts, together with her interview on ''The Krypto Report,'' were central to the resignation of [[Brian Lilley]] from The Rebel, and Goldy's own subsequent dismissal.<ref name="Lett2017" /> |
According to ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'' columnist Dan Lett, Goldy seemed to be working to provide mainstream respectability to the [[far right]] demonstrators in the course of her reporting on the [[2017 Unite the Right rally]] in Charlottesville, arguing that they suggested a wider "rising white racial consciousness" in America and referring to a manifesto by [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[Richard B. Spencer|Richard Spencer]], which Lett described as including "calls to organize states along ethnic and racial divides and celebrates the superiority of 'White America,'" as "robust" and "well thought-out."<ref name="Lett2017"/> These broadcasts, together with her interview on ''The Krypto Report,'' were central to the resignation of [[Brian Lilley]] from The Rebel, and Goldy's own subsequent dismissal.<ref name="Lett2017" /> |
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| Born | Faith Julia Goldy |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Havergal College |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Trinity College, Toronto (B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Political commentator, reporter |
Faith Julia Goldy-Bazos,[1] known professionally as Faith Goldy, is a Canadian right-wing writer and commentator[2] and has been known for her sympathetic views of the alt-right.[3] She has been called far-right[4][5] and alt-right,[6] something she denies.[7] She previously covered for The Rebel Media, particularly on her former program On The Hunt with Faith Goldy, and her live coverage of events surrounding the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.[8][9][10] On August 17, 2017, her contract with The Rebel Media was terminated after she appeared in an interview on a white nationalist site.
Life and career
Goldy was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a family of partial Ukrainian and Greek origin.[11] Her father is a doctor in Toronto.[citation needed] She received her formal education at Havergal College and studied at Huron College at the University of Western Ontario. Goldy later graduated in politics and history from Trinity College at the University of Toronto, minoring in philosophy and physics. Goldy also began a Masters of Public Policy at the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance.[12] Goldy is a Christian, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[13]
Goldy has been employed by a number of press and broadcast media organizations, including The Catholic Register, the Toronto Sun, TheBlaze, Bell Media, Zoomer Media, and the National Post. She is a former reporter with the Sun News Network and was employed by The Rebel Media, an online political and social commentary platform, where she presented political commentary in regular YouTube videos and a weekly show called On The Hunt with Faith Goldy.[14] On August 17, 2017, The Rebel Media fired her for being interviewed on The Krypto Report, a podcast produced by the white supremacist site The Daily Stormer.[15][16]
Controversies
Goldy drew criticism in March 2017, when she posted on Twitter a video of herself in Bethlehem, expressing shock that she could hear an Islamic call to prayer in the city, and suggesting that “Bethlehem’s Christian population has been ethnically cleansed.”[17]
In June 2017, Goldy broadcast on Rebel Media "White Genocide in Canada?", analyzing the Canadian government's foreign immigration policies with regard to the Third World and the effect of those policies on the demographic composition of Canadian society. She posited that the European population in the country was being replaced as a result.[18] In response to the broadcast several corporate entities withdrew their financial support from Rebel Media.[19]
According to Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett, Goldy seemed to be working to provide mainstream respectability to the far right demonstrators in the course of her reporting on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, arguing that they suggested a wider "rising white racial consciousness" in America and referring to a manifesto by white supremacist Richard Spencer, which Lett described as including "calls to organize states along ethnic and racial divides and celebrates the superiority of 'White America,'" as "robust" and "well thought-out."[2] These broadcasts, together with her interview on The Krypto Report, were central to the resignation of Brian Lilley from The Rebel, and Goldy's own subsequent dismissal.[2]
In December 2017, Goldy recited the white supremacist Fourteen Words slogan in an interview with alt-right YouTuber Millennial Woes and stated that she did not believe doing so was controversial.[3]
References
- ^ "University of Toronto Alumni Demand Ex-Rebel Media Host Be Stripped of Prestigious Leadership Award". PressProgess. March 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lett, Dan (19 August 2017). "Rebel Media's meltdown and the politics of hate". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Faith Goldy Recites The '14 Words'". Right Wing Watch.
- ^ "The 'Charlottesville' Effect on the Canadian Far Right".
- ^ The Alt-Right A Reference for the Far-Right Political Movement by Corey Tillerson
- ^ Faith Goldy at Extremist Watch
- ^ Faith Goldy on Rebel Media's YouTube channel
- ^ ‘That’s just racist’: Ezra Levant distances The Rebel from alt-right as contributors resign. http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ezra-levant-distances-the-rebel-from-the-alt-right-as-contributors-resign/wcm/e1b829fe-6a31-4eac-851e-c7efffb71b62
- ^ Is this the beginning of the end for Canada's Rebel Media. https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/canada/2017/08/15/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-canadas-rebel-media-tim-harper.html
- ^ Weigel, David (August 13, 2017). "Fear of 'Violent Left' Preceded Events in Charlottesville". PowerPost. Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 'Young, Gifted & Ukrainian', 'New Pathway', interview with Faith Goldy, 16 January 2017. https://www.newpathway.ca/young-gifted-ukrainian-faith-goldy-rebel-media/
- ^ Profile of Faith Goldy, 'Marathi TV' website (2017). https://www.marathi.tv/youtube-host/faith-goldy-story/
- ^ Profile of Faith Goldy on 'The Rebel Media' (2017). https://www.therebel.media/faithgoldy
- ^ "On The Hunt With Faith Goldy". The Rebel.
- ^ "Rebel Media meltdown: Faith Goldy fired as politicians, contributors distance themselves". 18 August 2017.
- ^ "A fight over a four-bedroom house: The Rebel Media meltdown and the full recording at the centre of the controversy".
- ^ Malek, Cate. "BETHLEHEM IS STRUGGLING TO PROTECT THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY". Newsweek.
- ^ "Faith Goldy: White Genocide in Canada?". Rebel Edge.
- ^ "Advertisers bow to pressure to pull ads from The Rebel".