QuoteThe growing white nationalist "active club" movement poses a risk for "extreme violence" in Canada, according to an internal Public Safety Canada brief obtained by CBC News.
The report appears to reveal, for the first time, that the federal department that oversees the RCMP is addressing this movement directly. In previous reporting, the RCMP would not specifically comment on the rapid rise of active clubs — white nationalist groups that operate under the guise of getting fit through training and combat sports.
Of the more than 200 known active club chapters globally, a "disproportionate" number, more than 30, operate in Canada, according to the report. Second Sons Canada — a similar far-right group — has more than 15 chapters.
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QuoteThe Canadian Anti-Hate Network says the best way to disrupt these groups would be to label them as terrorist organizations.
"Some people believe terrorist designations should not be sought out, period ... they have that belief because they think that the process in which Canada designates a group is flawed," said Balgord.