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“… And I found the person I was looking for.”

The Proud Boys, a violent far-right group founded in Canada, just helped storm the U.S. Capitol.[1]

Proud Boys members engage in violent attacks and show up armed with deadly weapons looking for trouble. They openly promote and engage in political violence.[2] Yet this group continues to exist in Canada and recruit members.

After the events in the U.S. Capitol, it is clear this organization is nothing more than a violent terrorist organization.

It’s time for the Canadian government to act and designate the organization a Terrorist Entity, ensuring they are no longer allowed to operate and promote their violent ideology.

Sign the petition calling on your MP and the government to designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization.

Sources:

[1] NPR, Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police

[2] New York Times, Far-Right Group That Trades in Political Violence Gets a Boost

Sign the petition!

Email text reads: Dear [recipient name will go here],

The recent events in the United States are deeply disturbing and a clear demonstration of the very real threat of far-right extremism. Radical and violent far-right groups are growing in Canada and this worries me greatly.

One such group – the Proud Boys – are among the worst. They agitate for, promote, and engage in political violence, and they were founded by a Canadian.

That is why I am calling on your government to immediately designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization and ensure they no longer are free to promote their violent far-right agenda in Canada.

We have seen what happens when we do not treat far-right extremists as the threat that they are. Let’s not wait to see if it can happen here as well.

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