1) Singh falsely claims "Because of our work ... because of the pressure we built, the government designated the Proud Boys and a few other alt-right groups as terrorist organizations...."
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https://twitter.com/journo_dale/status/1362523064932720645
2) The Gov of 🇨🇦 didn't jump to Mr Singh's "pressure", despite the HOC's unanimous support of his motion to ban the Proud Boys. Canada does a statutory review of terror groups every two yrs & added to their list in 2019.
3) It's a legal process actually requiring evidence & intelligence gathering, not a political process directed by the HOC, PMJT, or Mr Singh's alleged "pressure"!
Two additions of far-RW groups to the terror list in June 2019 were Blood & Honor & its armed wing Combat 18.
Two additions of far-RW groups to the terror list in June 2019 were Blood & Honor & its armed wing Combat 18.
4) The FBI had already listed Proud Boys as an extremist group in 2018.
It was Human rights groups that asked Ottawa for plan to deal with white supremacy in Canada in Oct 2020: cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
It was Human rights groups that asked Ottawa for plan to deal with white supremacy in Canada in Oct 2020: cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
5) Historical on the rise of extremists in Canada
Pt 1: 10/07/18 - Rise of right-wing extremists presents new challenge for Canadian law enforcement agencies: thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Pt 1: 10/07/18 - Rise of right-wing extremists presents new challenge for Canadian law enforcement agencies: thestar.com/news/canada/20…
6) Pt2: 10/07/18 - Right-wing extremism not welcome in Canadian Armed Forces — but ‘clearly, it’s in here,’ says top soldier
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
7) Pt3: 10/08/18 - CSIS sees ‘significant’ jump in far-right activity online:
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
8) 01/10/21. Federal government weighs listing Proud Boys as terrorist group:
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
9) Canada's full Terror List: publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/…
Singh refused to denounce the glorification of the Sikh terrorist bombing of Air India until it was politically expedient & he was pressured. Perhaps he shouldn't repeatedly criticize PMJT & tend to his own garden of weeds.
Singh refused to denounce the glorification of the Sikh terrorist bombing of Air India until it was politically expedient & he was pressured. Perhaps he shouldn't repeatedly criticize PMJT & tend to his own garden of weeds.
10) "A group is added to the terrorist list if Canada's security and intelligence agencies, after an "extremely rigorous" probe, find "reasonable grounds to believe that an entity has knowingly participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity...."
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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