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Leah West
@leahwest_nsl
This is totally inappropriate and a dangerous precedent. The process for listing entities should be based on evidence of a group meeting a legal threshold, not the whims of popular opinion. This move risks turning a (already imperfect) legal process into political theatre.
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National Newswatch
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MPs agree to call on feds to declare Proud Boys a terrorist entity ctv.news/2v6DlXC
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cbcwatcher
@cbcwatcher
"David Hofmann: It has symbolic value. But as an expert in this field, I am of the opinion that it doesn't have any real strategic value. What it means is essentially that they can be tried and found criminally liable under Cdn Criminl Code for grp mmbrshp
theworld.org
Why Canada may designate the Proud Boys a terrorist group
David Hofmann, a professor of sociology at the University of New Brunswick, has studied the rise of white extremism in Canada. He spoke to The World’s host Marco Werman about the rise of right-wing
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Paul Champ
@PaulChampLaw
The real problem is that the listing process itself is little more than theatre. You can’t call that “process” legal, imperfect or otherwise. There is no prior notice of the listing, the evidence is secret, and all $ to hire lawyers to challenge listing decision is frozen.
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Leah West
@leahwest_nsl
That’s not the point. The point is to allow the legal process to play out rather than having politicians interfere or appear to interfere with that process, thus (further) diminishing its credibility.
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