{{Short description|Canadian white nationalist active club}} {{Infobox militant organization | name = Nationalist-13 | logo = Nationalist-13.png | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | founding_leader = | leader = Unknown | foundation = 2021 | dates = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}–{{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | dissolved = | merger = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | country = Canada | allegiance = | motives = | area = | headquarters = Hamilton, Ontario | newspaper = | ideology = Canadian nationalism<br>White nationalism<br>Neo-Nazism | position = Far-right<br>Alt-right | slogan = "White unity at every opportunity" and "Folk, Family, Future" | crimes = | attacks = | status = Active | size = Over 1,000 members (by May 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hate-in-ontario-is-at-a-linchpin-moment-we-re-either-going-to-keep-it/article_8b4fc02d-ff1b-5335-aa65-5054bd47bc1b.html|title=Hate in Ontario is at a ‘linchpin moment, we’re either going to keep it in the grenade or we’re going to see some things explode’|date=30 May 2023|access-date=1 December 2025|website=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref> | revenue = | financing = | partof = | allies = Toronto Fitness Club<br>Frontenac Active Club<br>Great Lakes Active Club<br>Wisconsin Active Club | opponents = | battles = | flag = | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = }}
'''Nationalist-13''' (also known as '''NS13''') is a Canadian "Active Club".
==Organization== Similar to the Second Sons, Nationalist-13 is a men's only, Canadian nationalist, and white nationalist group that uses gyms as meet-up spots and for fitness training via martial arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2180351/active-clubs-facts|title='Active clubs' are all over Canada. What are they?|date=18 July 2025|access-date=25 November 2025|website=Rci Radio Canada}}</ref> A CBC report been noted that despite the similarities between the two groups, the Second Sons and Nationalist-13 are different and unrelated organizations. Nationalist-13 also has a Youth Division.<ref name=NS13 />
==History== The group is based in Hamilton, Ontario.<ref name=NS13>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/white-nationalists-are-posting-pictures-from-the-london-area-here-are-the-locations-1.7603054|title=White nationalists are posting pictures from the London area. Here are the locations|date=7 August 2025|access-date=25 November 2025|website=CBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-s-neo-nazis-claim-to-be-part-of-the-fastest-growing-nationalist-community-in/article_fea1f5db-d3b7-5716-be1e-d1fb5f6267fc.html|title=Hamilton's homegrown neo-Nazis|date=29 May 2023|access-date=25 November 2025|website=The Spec}}</ref> It was also reported to be active in the Niagara Region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brockpress.com/communities-react-as-white-supremacists-march-across-gta-and-niagara/|title=Communities react as white supremacists march across GTA and Niagara|date=10 October 2025|access-date=1 December 2025|website=The Brock Press}}</ref> According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, Nationalist-13 "first emerged in 2021 from the Canada First propaganda network as a street activism group focused on putting up stickers in a run of similar locations throughout Hamilton. Since that time the group has evolved into something similar to an "Active Club", holding regular workout and boxing training sessions in public parks."<ref name=JW>{{cite web|url=https://www.antihate.ca/us_neo_nazis_visit_canada_meeting_white_supremacist_active_clubs|title=U.S. Neo-Nazis Visit Canada for Meeting of White Supremacist "Active Clubs"|date=22 August 2024|access-date=25 November 2025|website=Canadian Anti-Hate Network}}</ref> Since 2025, the group has become more public and active.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ns13-gathering-city-hall-9.7103114|title=White supremacist group gathers again in Hamilton, community leaders call on city and police to do something|date=24 February 2026|access-date=26 February 2026|website=CBC News}}</ref>
===Activities=== In March 2023, members of Nationalist-13 staged a protest on the Red Hill Valley Parkway. Several members held a banner which read, "Folk, Family, Future" while two other members held the group's flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-s-neo-nazis-claim-to-be-part-of-the-fastest-growing-nationalist-community-in/article_fea1f5db-d3b7-5716-be1e-d1fb5f6267fc.html|title=Hamilton’s neo-Nazis claim to be part of the ‘fastest growing nationalist community in Canada’|date=29 May 2023|access-date=1 December 2025|website=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref>
On 29 May 2023, stickers promoting Nationalist-13 were found stuck to a lamppost near Gage Park. One sticker read, "White unity at every opportunity" while another sicker read, "Tribe up white man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hate-propaganda-spread-through-neo-nazi-icons-and-memes/article_d04323b7-e289-54bc-a43d-5f9f00d82f91.html|title=Hate propaganda spread through neo-Nazi icons and memes|date=29 May 2023|access-date=1 December 2025|website=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref>
On 22 August 2024, Nationalist-13 participated in a joint fitness training session alongside other active clubs from both Canada and the United States, including the Toronto Fitness Club, the Frontenac Active Club (based in Quebec), the Great Lakes Active Club and the Wisconsin Active Club (both based in the United States).<ref name=JW />
On 9 November 2024, 17 members of Nationalist-13 gathered in downtown Hamilton, Ontario and held a banner which read: "Mass Deportations Now".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antihate.ca/mass_deportations_protest_remarkably_similar_australian_neo_nazi_protests|title="Mass Deportations" Protest Remarkably Similar to Australian Neo-Nazi Demonstrations|date=15 November 2024|access-date=25 November 2025|website=Canadian Anti-Hate Network}}</ref>
On 3 May 2025, 33 members of Nationalist-13 gathered in front of Prince's Gates in Toronto. The members were dressed in all black and held up three banners. The first one read: "Remigration saves our nation", the second one read: "Mass deportations now" and the third one read: "D.E.I. is how nations die." One man off camera shouted, "Shiloh Hendrix" to which the 33 demonstrators replied, "Did nothing wrong!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antihate.ca/neo_nazi_network_stages_toronto_demonstration|title=Neo-Nazi Network Stages Toronto Demonstration|date=6 May 2025|access-date=25 November 2025|website=Canadian Anti-Hate Network}}</ref>
On 28 June 2025, members of Nationalist-13 staged a protest outside of city hall in London, Ontario which lasted for 10 to 15 minutes. Members of the group were dressed in all black and held up banners which read: "mass deportations now" and "no blood for Israel".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/police-probe-masked-men-chanting-far-right-slogans-outside-london-city-hall|title=Police probe masked men chanting far-right slogans outside London city hall|website=The London Free Press|date=28 July 2025|access-date=25 November 2025}}</ref>
On 29 November 2025, between 10 and 15 members of Nationalist-13 protested in Gore Park in Hamilton. Several members held a banner which read, "White Men, Fight back!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chch.com/chch-news/hamilton-police-seek-public-help-after-neo-nazi-group-holds-masked-rally-at-gore-park/|title=Hamilton police seek public help after neo-Nazi group holds masked rally at Gore Park|date=1 December 2025|access-date=2 December 2025|website=CHCH}}</ref>
On 24 January 2026, between 10 and 20 members of Nationalist-13 held a demonstration across from the Tim Hortons drive-thru on Livingston Avenue in Grimsby, Ontario for around 10 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/niagara-region/grimsby-hate-events/article_ec34047e-f13b-5247-ad34-cc6080838192.html|title=White nationalist activity in Niagara monitored by anti-racism group, police|date=10 March 2026|access-date=16 March 2026|website=Niagara This Week|quote=Waziruddin said the N-13 group was behind a demonstration across from the Tim Hortons drive-thru on Livingston Avenue in Grimsby on Jan. 24}}</ref>
On 7 February 2026, members of Nationalist-13 gathered on the Casablanca Boulevard bridge over the Queen Elizabeth Way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/niagara-region/grimsby-hate-events/article_ec34047e-f13b-5247-ad34-cc6080838192.html|title=White nationalist activity in Niagara monitored by anti-racism group, police|date=10 March 2026|access-date=16 March 2026|website=Niagara This Week|quote=Feb. 7 gathering on the Casablanca Boulevard bridge over the QEW.}}</ref>
On 19 February 2026, posters supporting the group were spotted on street poles in downtown Saskatoon. This indicates that the group now has a holding in the province of Saskatchewan."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BvR37SaZr/?mibextid=wwXIfr|website=CHCH}}</ref>
On 22 February 2026, at 19 members of Nationalist-13 protested outside Hamilton City Hall, holding the group's flag and a banner reading "no mercy for pedo scum". The protest lasted 12 minutes before police arrived, at which point the group dispersed.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2026-02-23 |title=White supremacist rally at city hall a ‘blatant act of hate’ |url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/white-supremacist-rally-city-hall-hamilton/article_cef167ff-e7e7-5e66-a89c-5e5d5744c53f.html |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |language=en |issn=1189-9417}}</ref> The protest was condemned by Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath, who described the protest as a white supremacist rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/white-supremacist-rally-city-hall-hamilton/article_cef167ff-e7e7-5e66-a89c-5e5d5744c53f.html|title=White supremacist rally at city hall a ‘blatant act of hate’: Horwath|date=23 February 2026|access-date=25 February 2026|website=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref>
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