Malcolm Ross

Malcolm Ross (born May 1946) is a Canadian former schoolteacher from Moncton, New Brunswick, who became notable for his antisemitic writings, including Holocaust denial. In 1976, Ross began teaching at Magnetic Hill School.

Published books In 1978, he published his first book titled, Web of Deceit. In the book, Ross attacked the diary of Anne Frank and declared the Holocaust a hoax. In 1983, Ross published a book titled, The Real Holocaust: The Attack on Unborn Children and Life Itself, which combined anti-abortion views with antisemitism and holocaust denial. In 1988, he published Spectre of Power, which spoke of his experiences with critics. The Court further ruled that the District's "gag order" (that Ross be dismissed from his non-teaching position should he continue to publish and distribute antisemitic material) was invalid.

In 2000, Ross' application to the UN Human Rights Committee was rejected, stating that "the removal of the author from a teaching position can be considered a restriction necessary to protect the right and freedom of Jewish children to have a school system free from bias, prejudice and intolerance".

Defamation action In 1998, Ross filed a defamation lawsuit against Josh Beutel, an editorial cartoonist for the Telegraph-Journal, who had compared Ross to Joseph Goebbels. The Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick ruled that, as Nazism was an anti-religious philosophy, and Ross was profoundly religious, Ross's extreme degree of antisemitism could not fairly be labeled as Nazistic. The Queen's Bench ordered Beutel to pay Ross $7,500 in damages. However, in 2000, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal overturned this decision.