Now not time to divert resources to guard against alt-right terrorism

The terrorist/national security threat from right-wing elements is nowhere near that from Islamist extremists.

Officials like Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, at podium, and National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, should not divert security resources toward fighting far-right terrorism, writes Phil Gurski. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

August 28, 2017

OTTAWA—A lot of people are worried about the rise of the far right these days in light of what happened in Charlottesville, Va., recently. At least that seems to be the case, based on the number of articles and op-ed pieces that I have come across in my news scanning, as well as the number of med...

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