At its peak, the Canadian chapter of the Klan was estimated by researcher Stanley Barrett to have approximately 2,500 members coming from every province of Canada.
In 1981, McQuirter was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison for his role in Operation Red Dog, the plot to overthrow the government of Dominica and install a white supremacist haven initiated with an American mercenary and Klan sympathizer who came into contact with Droege in 1979.
In August 1982, McQuirter was charged with conspiracy to murder another Klansman, Gary MacFarlane, because of his abuse of his partner and the perception that he was a security risk to the Klan.
[6] Using the pseudonym James Tavian Alexander, he published the book Realm of Wealth: The 9 Cycles of Prosperity and embarked on a career as a speaker and marketer of his own financial self-help program.
"[6] In 2009, McQuirter renounced and apologized for his racist past in an exclusive interview with the National Post's Stewart Bell.