Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu is speaking out after a white supremacist rally took place in Edmonton on Tuesday. 

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Madu decried the rally, calling those who organized it a group of "sad losers." 

Last night, a small group of sad losers organized what has been described by some as a “white supremacist rally” in a grocery store parking lot in North #YEG.

And while all Canadians have a right to free expression, I absolutely condemn any demonstration of bigotry and racism.

— Kaycee Madu (@KayceeMaduYEG) September 30, 2020

In a follow up post, Madu went on to explain that he condemns any group who discriminates against race, ethnicity, or colour of skin, including white supremacists. 

I condemn any group that relies on race, ethnicity or colour of skin to discriminate against anyone, including groups who described themselves as white supremacist with similar objectives. I also condemn groups who seek to divide us or encourage violence on the basis of race.

— Kaycee Madu (@KayceeMaduYEG) September 30, 2020

The event occurred in a shopping centre parking lot where a large group of about 50 people were shouting, "all lives matter." Police were called after a dispute erupted between them and another large group who were chanting "Black lives matter."

While the one group, who called themselves "patriots", accused the others of being "anti-fascists", the other group accused their opponents of being "Nazis."

Both sides told CTV News that they were not affiliated with any particular groups. 

At an unrelated press conference on Wednesday, Premier Jason Kenney condemned any racism and racial prejudice as well. 

"I think it’s unfortunate that we’ve got a small number of kooks who go around trying to get attention for a message of hate. I don’t think we should give them the attention that they crave," he said. 

Alberta has no place for hate and prejudice promoted by a small bunch of clowns seeking attention. Obviously, we condemn racism and racial prejudice while supporting human dignity and equality for all regardless of their race. pic.twitter.com/Tut87FT2RQ

— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) October 1, 2020

Mayor Don Iverson also chimed in on social media. 

Racists are NOT patriots & hate speech is NOT acceptable in #YEG. White folks aggressively spitting “all lives matter” inelegantly proves the point that Black, Indigenous & People of Colour’s lives have not yet been universally afforded equal value in our society. STOP IT. https://t.co/RK851PK4gT

— Don Iveson (@doniveson) September 30, 2020

This comes just over a week after violence erupted at a anti-racism rally in Red Deer which prompted the RCMP to launch a criminal investigation.