ElNono
02-03-2021, 05:07 PM
Canada declares Proud Boys a terrorist entity
OTTAWA — Canada has branded the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, saying its members “played a pivotal role” in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
The announcement Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government puts the far-right group in the same category as the Islamic State, al Qaeda, al Shabaab, Boko Haram and the Taliban.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair added the Proud Boys, which his department labeled a “neo-fascist organization that engages in political violence,” and 12 other groups to the terrorist list.
“No matter the ideological motivation of violent extremist groups, they are all hateful, intolerant and, as we have seen, they can be dangerous,” Blair said. "The threat of ideologically motivated extremism has been identified as the most significant threat to domestic security in Canada.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/canada-proud-boys-terrorist-entity-465600
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First world country doing first world country things, tbh
OTTAWA — Canada has branded the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, saying its members “played a pivotal role” in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.
The announcement Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government puts the far-right group in the same category as the Islamic State, al Qaeda, al Shabaab, Boko Haram and the Taliban.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair added the Proud Boys, which his department labeled a “neo-fascist organization that engages in political violence,” and 12 other groups to the terrorist list.
“No matter the ideological motivation of violent extremist groups, they are all hateful, intolerant and, as we have seen, they can be dangerous,” Blair said. "The threat of ideologically motivated extremism has been identified as the most significant threat to domestic security in Canada.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/canada-proud-boys-terrorist-entity-465600
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First world country doing first world country things, tbh