A far-left activist who supports Antifa and has amplified notorious anti-police slogans is running in Winnipeg city council’s Wednesday election.
Omar Kinnarath, who is running to unseat an incumbent in the city’s Daniel McIntyre ward, has multiple pictures on his Instagram page of him participating in Antifa rallies, degrading the police, and promoting a “Cancel Canada Day” event.
Kinnarath’s social media page displays several pictures of him proudly attending Antifa demonstrations and flaunting an assortment of Antifa flags, kerchiefs, stickers and more.
Another post from Kinnarath’s page reads, “F*** cops! End the Police” while depicting a cop as a pig. Kinnarath’s post caption is “#acab,” an acronym that’s alternately described as “all cops are bad” or “all cops are bastards”. The ACAB slogan has previously been associated with groups that have engaged in violence against police.
Kinnarath also uploaded a graphic promoting the anti-government ideology of anarchism in a May 2017 post.
In a September 2017 post, Kinnarath claims that his professor gave him an assortment of Antifa stickers. Kinnarath’s campaign website lists him as attending the University of Winnipeg Collegiate.
Kinnarath was the subject of a CBC story earlier this year that looked at what they described as his previous “misogynist, homophobic and antisemitic tweets.”
The candidate told CBC he is a changed person and repudiates his tweets – some of which are a decade old – including ones where he discusses how he plans to treat women “like sh–”.
But Kinnarath’s far-left and anti-police views are more recent and, in a statement provided to True North, he appears to stand by them.
“I’m an antifascist and I’d rather not talk to right wing rags that spread mis-information,” Kinnarath wrote in response to a question from True North.
Kinnarath also advocates for the cancellation of Canada Day, sharing a graphic that reads “No Pride In Genocide” and claiming the holiday was created by white supremacists.
Winnipeg’s residents will vote for their mayor, city councillors and school board trustees on Wednesday, October 26.
