Designating Proud Boys as terrorist organization could deter recruits, experts say

In 2019, the federal government added two white supremacist groups to the terrorist list. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says officials will see if Proud Boys will become the third far-right group.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has acknowledged the feds are considering labelling Proud Boys a terrorist group.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Samantha Wright Allen and Beatrice Paez

January 18, 2021

A move by Canada to designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization could help deter would-be recruits from joining, but without accompanying preventative measures that address underlying grievances, experts say it would be a largely symbolic gesture.

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