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Posted: May 10, 2021 2:25 PM ET | Last Updated: May 10
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says there is a connection between anti-maskers and the far right in Canada.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
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Despite their announcement to dissolve, Canada’s Proud Boys might not be gone just yet, one expert has warned.
The group posted a statement on its channel stating it intends to dissolve after federal authorities in February designated the Proud Boys a terrorist organization.
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“The truth is, we were never terrorists or a white supremacy group,” the statement said. “We are electricians, carpenters, financial advisors, mechanics, etc. More than that, we are fathers, brothers, uncles and sons,” it added.
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Despite their announcement to dissolve, Canada’s Proud Boys might not be gone just yet, one expert has warned.
The group posted a statement on its channel stating it intends to dissolve after federal authorities in February designated the Proud Boys a terrorist organization.
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Try refreshing your browser, or You think Proud Boys Canada has dissolved? Think again, anti-hate expert says Back to video
“The truth is, we were never terrorists or a white supremacy group,” the statement said. “We are electricians, carpenters, financial advisors, mechanics, etc. More than that, we are fathers, brothers, uncles and sons,” it added.
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Posted: May 04, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 4
Image from the Facebook page of Corey Hurren, the Canadian Armed Forces reservist from Manitoba sentenced recently for storming Rideau Hall while armed.(GrindHouse Fine Foods/Facebook)
A Canadian army investigation of a troubled reserve unit at the centre of allegations of right-wing extremism identified several members as vulnerable and at risk of being swept up into a hateful ideology.
A partly redacted copy of the investigation s complete findings was viewed recently by CBC News.
While he acknowledged some troubling signs, Maj.-Gen. Derek A. Macaulay who until recently was the acting commander of the army insisted that, overall, the 4th Canadian Ranger Group (4 CRPG) does not have an extremism problem.