Zach Ruiter is one of the more entertaining clowns in Toronto’s activist community. The protests he leads more often than not turn into cop-baiting sessions, he embarrassed Toronto-Parkdale MPP Cheri DiNovo pretty seriously with one of his anti-nuclear marches. He’s also caused some embarrassment for NDP MP Andrew Cash and MPP Jonah Schein.
Zach has a history of appropriating the voices of indigenous people, at one point making a mockery out of Idle No More, and his infamous BannockGate video. Today he continued his tradition of appropriating the voice of Canada’s native community by telling-off Steve Paikin of TVO for using ‘incorrect’ language. Paikin’s response to Zach has had me laughing for over half an hour- great work Steve!
If you want to learn more about Zach and his foibles- check out my Zach Ruiter page where you can see him in all of his glory…