{{Short description|Canadian neo-Nazi graphic designer}} {{Infobox person | name = Patrick Gordon Macdonald | other_names = Dark Foreigner | birth_date = 1996 or 1997 | occupation = Graphic designer | notable_works = Cover art for ''Siege'' (2018 edition) | organization = Northern Order, Active Club Network<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnet-research.org/2023/09/25/the-significance-of-dark-foreigners-arrest/|title='A New Image of Terror and Dread': The Significance Of Dark Foreigner's Arrest|date=12 August 2024|work=Global network on extremism and technology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dark-foreigner-arrested-canada-terrorism/|quote=Sources indicated to VICE News that he remained active with the extreme right after he was identified. Earlier this year, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network published an article alleging that he was a member of a Canadian Active Club, a neo-Nazi fitness group.|title=Canadian Police Just Arrested Influential Neo-Nazi 'Dark Foreigner'|date=8 October 2023}}</ref> }}
'''Patrick Gordon Macdonald''' is a Canadian Neo-Nazi graphic designer and convicted terrorist, who uses the pseudonym '''Dark Foreigner'''.
== Biography == Macdonald was born in {{birth based on age as of date|26|2023|7|5|noage=y}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Raycraft |first=Richard |date=5 July 2023 |title=RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-changes-terrorism-atomwaffen-1.6897459 |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705183652/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-changes-terrorism-atomwaffen-1.6897459 |url-status=live }}</ref> He works as a graphic designer and runs Helios Design Studios, a graphic design studio based in Ottawa.<ref name=":0" /> He designed the cover art for the 2018 edition of James Mason's "hyper-violent neo-Nazi insurgency manual" ''Siege.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Makuch |first1=Ben |last2=Lamoureux |first2=Mack |date=2021-07-08 |title=Unmasking 'Dark Foreigner': The Artist Who Fueled a Neo-Nazi Terror Movement |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/unmasking-dark-foreigner-the-artist-who-fuelled-a-neo-nazi-terror-movement/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705154344/https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ynv8/unmasking-dark-foreigner-the-artist-who-fuelled-a-neo-nazi-terror-movement |url-status=live }}</ref>
Macdonald uses the pseudonym ''Dark Foreigner'', which he first adopted on the now-defunct Iron March in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Atomwaffen Division |url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/atomwaffen-division |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en |archive-date=2019-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202225601/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/atomwaffen-division |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally a libertarian, he wrote online about his views shifting towards the political right and becoming anti-islamic.<ref name=":0" />
Macdonald was accused by Canadian authorities of producing<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayes |first=Molly |date=2023-07-05 |title=Ottawa man charged with simultaneous hate, terrorism charges in first for Canada |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-man-charged-with-simultaneous-hate-terrorism-charges-in-first/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |archive-date=2023-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707024504/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-man-charged-with-simultaneous-hate-terrorism-charges-in-first/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and promoting three videos by the neo-Nazi terrorist organization Atomwaffen Division,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-05 |title=Canada man charged with terror over far-right videos |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66115518 |access-date=2023-07-05 |archive-date=2023-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705191313/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66115518 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was one of two people arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for terrorism-related activities on 5 July 2023.<ref name=":1" /> The charges were: "participating in the activity of a terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity and commission of an offence for a terrorist group (wilful promotion of hatred)."<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Raycraft |first=Ryan |date=7 July 2023 |title=Charges against alleged Ottawa neo-Nazi linked to offences in 2018-19, court documents allege |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrorism-charges-ottawa-2018-19-documents-1.6900043 |access-date=8 July 2023 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708025142/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terrorism-charges-ottawa-2018-19-documents-1.6900043 |url-status=live }}</ref> Macdonald is the first person in Canadian history to be arrested and charged under both anti-terrorism and hate speech legislation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Prominent neo-Nazi propagandist arrested in Canada: Police |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/5/prominent-neo-nazi-propagandist-arrested-in-canada-police |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705172025/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/5/prominent-neo-nazi-propagandist-arrested-in-canada-police |archive-date=2023-07-05 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in court on July 5 and 7, 2023<ref name=":3" /> and was released on bail on August 30 the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-man-charged-with-promoting-neo-nazi-terrorist-group-released-on-bail-1.6541878 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830231026/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-man-charged-with-promoting-neo-nazi-terrorist-group-released-on-bail-1.6541878 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Ottawa |language=en}}</ref> His trial began in November 2024. He pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duggan |first=Kyle |date=2024-11-18 |title=Accusations de terrorisme: Un Ottavien lié à un groupe néonazi plaide non coupable |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2024-11-18/accusations-de-terrorisme/un-ottavien-lie-a-un-groupe-neonazi-plaide-non-coupable.php |access-date=2025-03-03 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}</ref> In April 2025, he was convicted of all charges.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nease |first=Kristy |date=2025-04-02 |title=Neo-Nazi terror propagandist 'Dark Foreigner' guilty on all counts |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/patrick-gordon-macdonald-terror-trial-ottawa-decision-1.7494260 |access-date=2025-04-02|work=CBC |language=en-CA}}</ref>
== Personal life == Macdonald lives with his parents in Ottawa.<ref name=":0" /> His home was raided by police in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Makuch |first1=Ben |last2=Lamoureux |first2=Mack |date=2022-03-30 |title=Home Linked to International Neo-Nazi Propagandist Raided By Police: Sources |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/home-linked-to-international-neo-nazi-propagandist-raided-by-police-sources/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515104437/https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5qn74/home-linked-to-international-neo-nazi-propagandist-raided-by-police-sources |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rukavina |first=Steve |date=16 June 2022 |title=RCMP conduct raids in central Quebec targeting Atomwaffen Division neo-Nazi group |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-raid-atomwaffen-division-neo-nazi-group-1.6491005 |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325171535/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-raid-atomwaffen-division-neo-nazi-group-1.6491005 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== See also ==
== References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}}{{Neo-Nazism}} {{Portal bar|Biography|Crime|Canada}}
== External links ==
* ''[https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2023/individual-associated-atomwaffen-division-charged-terrorism-and-hate-propaganda Individuals associated with Atomwaffen Division charged with terrorism and hate propaganda]'' (press release), Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 5 July 2023
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