A symbol connected to white nationalist and white supremacist movements has made its way into two back-to-back anti-lockdown protests in two Canadian cities.

On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why mobs carrying torches is a sign of intimidation with racist overtones.

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Irfan Chaudry, director of the Office of Human Rights Diversity and Equity at MacEwan University

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