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Terrorism charges, anti-government militia, and racist posts on social media –– we’re unpacking the Canadian Armed Forces’ uneven track record on extremism with CBC investigative reporter Jonathan Montpetit.
Front BurnerThe Canadian army’s long history of extremism
Last month, RCMP charged four people for their alleged involvement in a plot to forcibly take land north of Quebec city in what Mounties called an incident of “ideologically motivated violent extremism”. Three of the men were denied bail last week.
The accused, they charged, had planned to create an anti-government militia, but even more startling: two of the four people charged by RCMP are active members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
While it’s the first time an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces has faced terrorism-related charges, extremism in the military isn’t new.
Jonathan Montpetit, a senior Investigative Journalist with CBC News, chronicles the Forces’ uneven track record on extremism, and how deeply this issue has infiltrated the ranks over the years.
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