The CBSA must protect our borders from the far right

The failed Capitol Hill insurrection is a wake-up call that a serious threat to our national security is rooted in domestic white supremacists and far-right organizations.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has not committed to adding the Proud Boys to Canada’s list of terrorist organizations. The CBSA needs to improve its intelligence on white supremacists and other far-right organizations to prevent them from finding a new home here, writes Washim Ahmed.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WASHIM AHMED

January 20, 2021

People around the world struggling against dictatorships and fighting for democracy have often looked to the United States for inspiration. But America’s democratic credentials have been tarnished. The assault on democracy on Jan. 6 was the culmination of years of Donald Trump inciting his base wi...

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