Billboard sparks controversy in Huron County [Video]

In early August, Gord Leaman proudly put up a billboard on his front lawn that says “Screw Trudeau, Screw Singh, Capitalism not Socialism, and White Lives Matter.”

“White lives do matter. The white man built this country, and now we’re seeing it all taken away from us because Trudeau is letting everybody else come into the country to take it over and paying them to take things over,” said Leamen.

It’s the “White Lives Matter” that has sparked controversy. The slogan is long considered a white supremacy rallying cry with connections to neo-Nazi organizations and ideology.

“It was never meant to be like that. It was never meant to be racist. But you have to take it for what you feel like, right?” said Leamen.

When Patrick Corvyn and Matt Hoy saw the sign along Highway 21, just north of Goderich, they were shocked. They’re leading the charge to try …