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QH #143 | Is Canada's terrorist listing process politically motivated?

Feb 23, 202110 min
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Episode description

Canada listed the Proud Boys as a right wing terrorist group recently in the wake of the Jan 6 riot at the US Capitol.  Some saw this as an over reaction.  New information has surfaced that pressure was brought to name them despite a lack of evidence. Borealis looks at this issue - again!!

► Check out my latest book The Peaceable Kingdom? A history of terrorism in Canada from Confederation to the Present 

About the host Phil Gurski:

Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.

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