Whatcott was born in Toronto, Ontario and spent his youth in a number of foster homes, where he reports having been physically and mentally abused.
Later that year, he moved to Saskatchewan, where he worked at a Salvation Army senior home before beginning employment for the Regina Health District.
[1] Whatcott wrote an autobiography detailing his childhood, conversion, activism and journey to the Supreme Court of Canada called Born in a Graveyard.
[5] On occasion he has also taken up other causes, including distributing flyers describing Muhammad as "a man of violence" with images of a beheaded Indonesian girl.
[9] He has also been arrested once in the United States and 20 times in Ontario and successfully prosecuted twice for violating the bubble zone, an injunction which bars all prayers and protests from within 60 feet (18 m) of the abortion clinic.
[11] His activities were investigated by the Edmonton police, for what one constable called an "affront on the basic tenets of our society," but no charges were laid.
In the 1999 Ontario election he ran for the Family Coalition Party in the riding of Toronto Centre, finishing eighth with 232 votes.
As the judges and lawyers prepared to hear his case, he delivered 3,000 more flyers on homosexuality throughout Ottawa, including Carleton University Campus.
The Association's professional disciplinary body held that Whatcott had intimidated patients and staff outside a Regina Planned Parenthood clinic by picketing and referring "to its workers as murderers, abortionists and disseminators of AIDS".
Whatcott stated that he was well within his rights of free speech as a private citizen to protest the clinic, as he was off duty and made no reference to his professional status.
[24] On 29 May 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Association's application for leave to appeal, without commenting on the legal issues raised by the case.
"[citation needed] The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which decided to hear the case.
[34][35] In 2016, Whatcott and others infiltrated the Toronto Pride Parade disguised as "gay zombies" wearing green body-suits under the alias of the "Cannabis Consumers' Association".
[37] They also criticized politicians of the Liberal Party, including Justin Trudeau and Kathleen Wynne,[36] for their support of gay activism, and encouraged readers to repent of homosexuality.
[37] In response, a lawyer named Douglas Elliott began a class action against Whatcott seeking damages of $104 million for alleged defamation against the LGBT community, and members of the Liberal Parties of Ontario and Canada.
[39] In June 2018, Toronto police charged Whatcott under s. 319(2) of the Criminal Code for his actions in the parade and issued an arrest warrant.