The right-wing extremist “Proud Boys” have been under observation in Canada since 2018. According to the Canadian government, the group took the lead in the storming of the Capitol in Washington on January 6, in which five people were killed contributed to the decision to classify the “Proud Boys” as a terrorist organization. This allows criminal proceedings for terrorist crimes to be initiated against members and supporters and assets to be frozen.
Growing threat to society
Public Security Secretary Bill Blair said the far-right group is a “serious and growing threat to Canadian society”. The “Proud Boys” had exposed themselves in the attack during the confirmation of the elected US President Joe Biden. Your intention to stir up violence was pretty clear.
The government in Ottawa called the “Proud Boys” a neo-fascist group with semi-autonomous local chapters in the USA, Canada and the rest of the world. Its members represent misogynist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, xenophobic views and the ideology of the supposed superiority of whites.
Wherever they appear there is violence: “Proud Boys” and counter-demonstrators fought in street battles in Washington on December 12th
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Last week, Parliament asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to classify the Proud Boys as a terrorist group. A corresponding proposal from the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) was unanimously accepted by the MPs.
Trump did not want to distance himself
In the United States, the “Proud Boys” had repeatedly fought violent clashes with left-wing activists over the past year. The then President Donald Trump showed a certain proximity to the extremists during the election campaign.
A huge mob storms the seat of the US Congress on January 6th
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In connection with the serious riots in the Capitol, the US authorities have now arrested another man. He describes himself as the weapons sergeant of the Seattle branch of the “Proud Boys”.
The “Proud Boys” were founded in 2016 by the Canadian Gavin McInnes. Born in Scotland, he is a right-wing extremist author and political commentator.
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