13 Facts About Don Andrews

Don Andrews's father was killed by the Nazis while fighting with the Yugoslav Partisans against the German occupation of Yugoslavia in late 1944.

Don Andrews's mother, Rose, was shipped to Germany in 1943 to work as a slave labourer for the Nazis and Vilim was placed in an orphanage.

Don Andrews suffered an accident during a camping trip and a botched operation on his leg left him limping and permanently disabled.

Don Andrews's mother continued to search for him after the war through the assistance of the Red Cross, which located Vilim in 1952 and brought him to Canada where he was re-united with his mother and re-named Donald Clarke Andrews.

In Canada, Don Andrews developed a strong antipathy toward communism, which he blamed for his physical disability.

Don Andrews worked as a public health inspector in Scarborough in the 1970s.

Don Andrews became the primary leader of the group and transformed it into the antisemitic and white supremacist Western Guard in 1972.

Don Andrews was the first person in Canada charged with wilfully promoting hatred, and in 1975 he was charged with offences ranging from plotting arson, possession of weapons and explosives, and mischief, for which he was sentenced to two years in jail.

In 1976, Don Andrews' home was the target of a bombing by Joseph Schachter, a member of the Jewish Defence League.

Don Andrews has only run on occasions when his name appears first on the ballot.

Don Andrews sat out the 2000 municipal election in which fringe candidate Enza "Supermodel" Anderson was a candidate.

In 1998, Andrews tried a new tactic by attempting to get a European heritage week declared in London, Ontario.

Don Andrews was involved in the preliminary planning for Operation Red Dog, but left the group when they changed their target to Dominica.