Hate Groups
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Extremist groups ‘actively recruiting’ military and police, Canadian intelligence report warnsThe Canadian government threat assessment cited 17 examples of recruitment in Canada, the U.S., U.K., Germany and New Zealand by extremist groups.CanadaAug 23, 2021
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Prosecutors in white supremacy case involving Canadian ex-reservist ask for extensionPatrik Mathews, a former combat engineer, vanished from Manitoba last year following media reports alleging he was a recruiter for a white-supremacist group.CanadaJun 17, 2020
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Canadian officials grappling with how to tackle right-wing extremism, documents suggestIn a briefing for deputy ministers responsible for national security, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP openly asked whether, given the nature of the threat, the government of Canada was "able to effectively respond?"CanadaJan 26, 2020
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Canadian military members linked to hate groups disciplined, but still in uniformThe Department of National Defence had been unable to provide any further information on the others until now.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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Hamilton to host anti-racism conference, thanks to federal fundsThe Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion will be hosting a multi-city anti-racism conference in the city early next year, thanks to a grant from the federal government.Oct 9, 2019
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Canadian Forces were already investigating alleged member of hate group: defence chiefGen. Jonathan Vance says the military's counter-intelligence unit was first alerted to Patrik Mathews in April.CanadaAug 22, 2019
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Canadian military faces calls to weed out neo-Nazis, hate group membersThe demand, including more training to identify and weed out members of hate groups, follows an internal military report and several high-profile incidents linking some service personnel to right-wing extremists.CanadaAug 21, 2019
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Defence minister requests probe into racism in the Armed ForcesThe unprecedented request follows several troubling incidents and reports linking some service members to right-wing extremism and hate groups, including white-supremacist organizations.CanadaAug 14, 2019
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Peaceful LGBTQ2 rally to be held in front of Hamilton city hall in response to ‘hate groups’The rally is planned as a response to violence at Hamilton Pride and weekly gatherings of far-right protesters in the city hall forecourt.Jul 10, 2019
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Defence minister to look into ‘further action’ to tackle Armed Forces members in hate groupsDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan said he would look into the "serious" issues raised by a Global News report on links between the military and far-right groups.CanadaMay 28, 2019
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