Calgary–Edgemont candidate Joanne Gui awoke to find the racist phrases, which prompted party leader Stephen Mandel to come to Calgary and speak out Thursday.

“In today’s Alberta there is no place for this. And all of us in the Alberta Party, I’m sure everybody, condemns these kind of actions and it’s quite sickening, to be honest with you,” he told reporters.

The Three Percenters are a nationwide anti-Islam, far-right militia
that conducts paramilitary style training and prepping in perparation
for a (perceived) incoming Islamic invasion of a left-wing government
take over. As first reported by VICE, the group became active in Canada after Justin Trudeau became prime minister.

The
group’s largest chapter is in Alberta. Across the board, the Threepers
have a hyper focus on Islam—in one instance a former leader of the group
staked out a Calgary mosque—and their beliefs are rife with paranoia,
conspiracy theories, and far-right news and rhetoric. While members of
the group take offence at being called racist or far-right they don’t
attempt to hide their extremely negative sentiments regarding Islam or
their belief that violence, one day, may be necessary to protect
themselves and their loved ones.