Potential Proud Boys proliferation in Canada’s military deserves a closer look

One has to wonder if the Proud Boys membership has increased throughout the CAF since the 2017 Halifax incident, and, if so, are they, too, ‘standing by’?

A right-wing rally in Columbus, Ohio, was held on Aug. 29. Members of the Proud Boys love U.S. President Donald Trump, and they love to fight, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph by Paul Becker

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

October 7, 2020

OTTAWA—At the Sept. 29 U.S. presidential election debate, Donald Trump propelled the hate group the Proud Boys into the international spotlight. When asked by the moderator to denounce white supremacists, Trump balked and asked for the name of a specific group. Former vice-president Joe Biden sugg...

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