Canadian Nationalist Party founder sentenced to 200 days for racially targeting off-duty police officer [View all]

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Canadian Nationalist Party founder sentenced to 200 days for racially targeting off-duty police officer

Travis Patron 'accosted' RCMP officer and girlfriend at mall, says judge

Dayne Patterson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2024 4:21 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Travis Patron, founder of the now-defunct Canadian Nationalist Party, argued that he was upholding the law when he approached an off-duty police officer and questioned his relationship with his girlfriend.

Patron, 32, was found guilty in January of criminal harassment and breaching a probation order to keep the peace.

On July 30, 2023, he confronted an off-duty police officer in Saskatoon's Midtown Plaza asking them questions about their culture, background and why the officer was walking around with a Canadian woman when he was not born in Canada.

Neither the officer or his girlfriend can be identified because of a publication ban.

Patron represented himself during the trial at Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon. On Friday, he said he doesn't understand the harassment charge and claimed his acts were a call of duty.

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