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Proud Boys’ Canadian chapter, designated a terrorist group, says it has ‘dissolved’
Canada is believed to have been the first country is the first to have declared the group a terrorist entity.
By Amanda ColettaWashington Post
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In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington. AP Photo/John Minchillo
TORONTO – Nearly three months after Canada declared the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, the Canadian chapter of the militant far-right group claims it has “officially dissolved.”
Members of the Proud Boys, founded in the United States by a Canadian, joined the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in January.
But the Canadian Anti-Hate Network warns that the Proud Boys’ apparent disbandment doesn’t mean its far right members are gone for good.
In a series of tweets Monday, Canadian Anti-Hate Network said the Proud Boys members could keep organizing as part of a loose network, and may or may not rebrand.
“There are more true believers, supporters, and sympathizers within hate movements than there are self-identifying members of individual hate groups,” The Canadian Anti-Hate Network said.
“Treating ‘hate groups’ as an isolated problem is like playing whack-a-mole on the internet. The problem is hate movements.”
3/ There are more true believers, supporters, and sympathizers within hate movements than there are self-identifying members of individual hate groups.
Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity February 04, 2021 · 10:00 AM EST
A person carries a Proud Boys flag, a right-wing extremist group in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, OR, Sept. 7, 2020. Credit:
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The Canadian government has designated the right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity on Wednesday.
The Proud Boys have faced increased scrutiny in the United States, Canada and elsewhere after seizing on the former Trump administration s policies and the group was a major agitator during earlier protests and the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
The Proud Boys is a far-right, male chauvinist extremist group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies. Canada is the first country to designate them as a terrorist entity.