AFFIDAVIT
OF
MAX FRENCH
Regarding the following text from the Heritage Front Affair - A report
to the Solicitor General of Canada from the Security Intelligence Review
Committee, Dec. 9, 1994.
Regarding : Max French
a) Chapter 3.2.3
Among others in Andrews' coterie was David Maxwell French. He used
to spend his money on articles, especially uniforms, that belonged to dead
Nazis. Souvenirs of Nazis who were still alive were not acceptable. Consequently,
within the extremist movement, French had the nickname, the "Necro-Nazi".
French said he never heard the term "Necro-Nazi".
b) Chapter 3.3.1
In Rome, on the way to Libya, the group would await their flight
for a couple of hours. Asked to present passports in Rome, most of the NPC
group experienced no problems. Wolfgang Droege, however, was pushed to the
side along with James Dawson, Max French and June French. These four people
were on the same ticket and the Rome anti-terrorist squad wanted to interview
Droege and possibly dissuade him and the others from going to Libya. An
Italian agent was reported as saying: "its too hot in Libya" and
Max French said: "we'll put on shorts". Droege then told Max to
"shut your mouth."
c) Chapter 3.3.2
At the Camp, the Nationalist Party group was told that there would
be a parade in a stadium; anyone who participated had to wear Muammar Kadhafi's
green uniforms. If her group complied, Anne Ladas would get to sit near
Kadhafi. Max French, always preoccupied with wearing uniforms, desperately
wanted to wear one in the parade. Max French called the two dissidents every
imaginable name and was most disappointed with the decision, but he eventually
received his uniform. French denies this account.
d) Chapter 7.7.1
The Reform Party raised the question as to why, when David Maxwell
French was revealed as a Heritage Front member, he allegedly called the
Reform Party "race traitors". There is also the issue of who encouraged
French to remain in the Party.
e) Chapter 5.9.6
Prior to the confrontation, the Investigator said that he had learned
that Bristow told the HF people to settle down. George Burdi, a charismatic
speaker, was the person who addressed the crowd in the park before going
to Sneaky Dees.
According to Bristow, he absolutely did not tell Heritage Front members
to go down to Sneaky Dees to confront the anti-racists. George Burdi got
out a megaphone in the park before the confrontation and rallied the Heritage
Front people. He added that there was no confrontation until after the anti-racists
started throwing bottles at them.
I Max French of ************, Toronto, Ontario make oath and say as follows.
1.) That I am the person referred to in the above text and in such have
knowledge to the matters stated herein.
2.) That I know the following to be a false statement in the above text
corrected by me as follows.
To start off with, let me state how appalled I was upon first reading the
SIRC "Heritage Front Report". It was full of omissions,
exaggerations and outright lies. That SIRC would take at face value the
utterances of a man described by CSIS itself as having "committed
breaches of authority", "overzealous", "hard
to control", "indiscreet", "claimed to
have CSIS contacts" etc., etc., shows clearly that Canada's Intelligence
agency was concerned only with advancing the agenda of Ottawa's most powerful
interests.
Allow me to comment on those sections where my name appears.
a: While it is true that I have purchased Commonwealth
& German memorabilia, as do tens of thousands of others in Canada, I
have not heard the term "Necro-Nazi" before your agent 'John Smith'
related this to me by telephone. That I would purchase only articles owned
by dead soldiers is typical of Bristow's attempts at demeaning sarcasm.
b: It is true that Dawson, Droege, my then wife
June & I were detained by Rome Customs upon entering the terminal. An
Italian agent did jokingly comment about my tolerance of Libya's hot climate
& I in appropriate humour replied as stated (I'll wear shorts). Droege
responded with a laugh of his own. This information was related to Bristow
who spiced up the exchange to give the required effect. In point of fact,
Bristow was no where near the room where we were briefly detained before
the Italian official walked our group of 4 through the terminal to join
him for a cappuccino before releasing us.
c: The Libyans as a gesture of goodwill handed
out T-shirts, ball caps and slacks, the wearing of which was optional. The
Libyans thought it better that we not participate in the parade as Canadian
Leftists also participating had threatened violence if we also took part.
We did however observe the parade. At no time was Anne Ladas told she could
sit by Kadhafi and at no time did I desperately want to wear a uniform in
the parade. And at no time did I call the two dissidents every imaginable
name in the book and simply accepted the Libyans decision.
d: Reform party critic Val Meredith alleged in
the House of Commons that I had called the Reform party "Race Traitors"
etc. As stated to 'John Smith' by telephone. At no time did I state
this, but regardless this was included in the Heritage Front Affair report
and only serves to further question the report's overall reliability.
e: In regards to the events surrounding the trashing
of Gary Schippers house and the incidents at Sneaky Dees, I make oath as
say as follows:
1) At approximately 5:00pm on the day of the ARA attack on Gary Schippers
house myself, Wayne Elliott and approximately 30-35 other Heritage Front
members gathered at Allen Gardens. We were directed there by Grant Bristow
our intelligence chief who directed us from his police scanner that Zundel's
house was the target of a group of about 300 or more ARA persons. As we
waited in the park for directions from Mr. Bristow who was listening on
his police scanner, he informed us that the mob was moving east on public
transit. A few minutes later Bristow informed us that Schipper's house was
being attacked by the mob. He derived this information from his electronic
listening device which had an earphone on occasions (perhaps this one) which
we observed on that occasion.
2) This information caused some of us to move in about 4 separate
cars to Gary Schippers house. When we arrived it was too late to prevent
the massive damage the mob had created to Schippers house. They smashed
the windows, smeared shit and paint and threw a child's bicycle through
the front window. I saw the damage. Two bicycle police were in attendance
and did nothing. We saw the mob move south on Bertmount St and decided not
to intervene with the large mob.
3) We returned to Allen Gardens by car. At that point we met 25 or
30 other Heritage Front members, among them Grant Bristow and Wayne Elliott.
I am not sure if Bristow or Elliott travelled to Schipper's house as they
may have done so in another car. I travelled with Al Weiche of London in
his jeep.
4) Upon returning to Allen Gardens I heard Bristow saying we had
to "go down to Sneaky Dees and even the score". When Wolfgang
and I heard Bristow make this suggestion for the first time, we realised
some members were lapping it up or accepting this direction. I was concerned
and opposed and so was Wolfgang. We both walked the 2 blocks east to Zundel's
house.
5) Zundel was out front of his house with approximately 6 other people
of whom I recognised Jurgen and Eugen his friends. Wolfgang explained to
Mr. Zundel what Bristow was suggesting to "even the score"
and the influence this was having on our troubled angry and excited members
who had just seen the destruction by the mob.
6) Wolfgang asked Ernst is we should go do it. Ernst said "don't
do anything stupid that you are going to regret. Don't do it, it's crazy.
This is just what they want you to do. It was only a rented house and Schipper
was going to move out anyways." Those to the best of my recollection
are his exact words. I heard him plead with us not to be involved in a violent
reaction and that is what I understood he wanted to avoid. I understood
he wanted us to go home and let the police handle it. This I wanted and
agreed with Ernst. Wolfgang was more pragmatic and of two minds. Wolfgang
was willing to go along with majority opinion in our group.
7) We returned to Allen Gardens after our 5 minute conversation with
Ernst Zundel. There we joined our group and found Mr Bristow hysterical,
in a rage with his eyes bulging and spittle flying from his mouth. His arms
were waving, pounding his fist into his palm saying "We got to go
to Sneaky Dees and even the score" Wolfgang said he didn't think
it was a good idea. Bristow became livid and played up to the crowds sense
of outrage. Bristow spoke loudly, yelling for several minutes saying "We
have to go down to sneaky Dees and show them we are not cowards and they
can't get away with this." He was very intense and there was a
difference of opinion between Bristow who said to go down and Wolfgang together
with George Burdi who said it was a set-up.
8) Bristow prevailed and Wolfgang said "all right we'll go
against mY better judgement, we'll go for 1 drink and leave" Which
is what I reluctantly did. The results are known and I can testify about
them up to the point where Wolfgang was arrested. I was never charged with
any offence that day and I have no criminal record of any kind.
9) But for the pressing and persistent incitement of Bristow it is
clear to me the trip to Sneaky Dees would never have occurred. The first
mention of that objective come out of the mouth of Grant Bristow. I had
never heard of Sneaky Dees before that time as a place for us to go. The
choice of this objective was Grant Bristows.
Swore before me this ____ day of ___________ AD 1996 at the city of Toronto,
province of Ontario
______________________________________
___________________________________________
Douglas Christie a commissioner for oaths
in and for British Columbia
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