James Scott Richardson, (born September 16, 1980) is a Canadian white supremacist[1] and was a member of the Tri-City Skins, associate of Alex Kulbashian of Toronto, and leader of the Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team (CECT). With Kulbashian, Richardson operated two websites that attracted the attention of lawyer Richard Warman, who filed a human rights complaint against the two men and their organization.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the two websites encouraged violence against immigrants and visible minorities. The tribunal found that Richardson was "directly involved in the drafting, editing, and posting of the Hate Messages in the Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team's newsletter."[2] Richardson was fined $1,000 in what Canadian Press described as a "landmark ruling" on hate and the Internet.[3] On March 10, 2006, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Richardson and Kulbashian were liable for violating the Canadian Human Rights Act, and ordered them to pay $8000 in fines and compensation. Kulbashian's Internet service provider, Affordable Spaces, was fined $3000. This case marks the first time in Canadian history that an Internet service provider has been found guilty of hosting a website that was promoting ethnic hatred against visible minorities.
Richardson and Kulbashian are currently appealing the decision on the grounds of error in judgement, as well as challenging the constitutionality of section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.[4]