Kicking in the front door, armed assailants overwhelmed Jason and a friend - John (last name with held) - who was visiting. "John was drunk and took it bad because he was out of sorts, but I was able to immediately rush one of them [the attacker] as they came at me and pin him against the fridge, but as I was about to start hitting him, the others pulled me down to the ground where they went at me." The masked men repeatedly beat Jason and John with blunt objects, now thought to be baseball bats and hammers as reported by Calgary police. John was bludgeoned throughout the head area and sustained a broken arm. Jason was surrounded as each assailant took turns beating his head, back, body, arms and legs, sustaining stitches and a concussion. Both were rushed to the hospital to receive treatment. 

Jason and fellow members of Anti-Racist Canada, believe the attack is related to their recent leafleting and postering of a neighborhood where neo-nazi's are known to live. Jason maintains that nothing was stolen from his house, and that reports that this may have been a robbery are incorrect. Later it was discovered their family vehicle was also damaged while the assailants fled the scene.

Indeed Mr. Devine recorded the flyering trip to the neighbourhood on his Facebook page on Sunday at 8:21am mountain time, prior to the home invasion and beatings; "just got back from postering and delivering posters with a tiny group, to mail boxes in Kyle McKee's neighbourhood. Ironically, and humourously, we noticed someone had smashed one of the windows to his truck, likely last night! We got out even more materials. Now the whole place will know where Kyle lives. It's all public!"Jason notes "One guy I remember, stayed there the entire time. As everyone else started to pull away, this one guy stayed and continued to beat me, beat me in the head repeatedly."

During that leafleting trip, Mr. Devine spoke with a woman who lives across from the apartment unit of the self-described neo-nazi - Mr. McKee. The female neighbour of Mr. McKee told Jason that another group of skin heads had moved in right next to Mr. McKee.

Attached are photos of some of the injuries to Jason along with damages to the house. Jason is ardent that reports that this was a robbery are false, as he is certain nothing was taken from his home. Later it was discovered their family vehicle was also damaged while the assailants fled the scene.

Jason' friend is in surgery at a Calgary hospital for a broken arm. Jason Devine has been released from hospital.

Update 4:40pm:

Social services have just visited the Devine' residence to investigate whether to remove the children into state custody. Jason, a grad student at the University of Calgary pointed out that "[I am], being condemned as a father for doing good work". Jason says "I will be calling on Calgary police protection of my home to satisfy social services concerns for the safety of my children." 

Jason reports that "not a single word was said [by the attackers], their silence seemed to be carefully planned and adhered to, because they knew I know them well enough to recognize their voices. My wife estimates the attack lasted about a minute or a minute and a half. To me it seemed like 2 minutes but it seemed like a whole eternity."