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submitted 5 months ago by TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

In late summer 2023, the RCMP made headlines with the arrests of two men in Ottawa and Kingsey Falls, Quebec, on terrorism and hate propaganda charges. The arrests marked a significant victory in a three-year investigation by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team targeting the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division.

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One of the men arrested was Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, on charges of participating in and facilitating terrorist activities and the wilful promotion of hatred tied to his alleged involvement with the Atomwaffen Division. His apprehension followed the previous year’s arrest of a teenager in Windsor, Ontario, similarly charged with terrorism for his involvement with the same extremist group.

Macdonald is out on bail after his parents posted $40,000 in sureties and must stay at their home under strict conditions.

The case against Macdonald is unprecedented in Canada, marking the first time an alleged far-right extremist was prosecuted for both terrorism and hate propaganda.

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 37 points 5 months ago

It looks like Poilievre's Conservatives will win the next election, and he has shown repeatedly that he's willing to court the far right whenever it serves him. Having a PM who associates with fascists will certainly send the message that Canada is dealing with the far right, but not in the sense we hoped for.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Is Trudeau really unpopular or is it just on the internet?

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Most definitely not "just on the internet" (which is kind of a weird statement, the vast majority of Canadians use the internet). Just have a look at the current polling.

Anecdotally, here in NB (which is a conservative cesspool, to be fair) I've seen a few "Fuck Trudeau" stickers and flags, and have heard many go off on rants about why he's to blame for everything they dislike (typically stuff over which the prime minister has zero power).

It almost makes me feel bad for disliking Trudeau for being a massive neoliberal and lying about getting rid of first-past-the-post. I don't want to be associated with the "Fuck Trudeau" crowd.

[-] ArachnidMania@lemm.ee 15 points 5 months ago

Ah, a fellow owner of a ‘yeah, I don’t like him too, but not that way’ feeling.

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

One of the issues is that we have an actual leftist party that has legitimate chances, so the vote gets split. The liberals' position as the defacto ABC (anything but conservative) party is failing due to a series of blunders and scandals.

The liberals could have fixed this by properly following through with their electoral reform promise instead of harpooning their own initiative, but because of their bad faith attempt to keep power, we might now get Polievre.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

we have an actual leftist party that has legitimate chances

We do not. The NDP may have actual leftists among its membership, but it hasn't been a leftist party in 2 decades now. It's a neo-liberal party focused on courting an urban professional class and denying any and all claims that they are "socialist".

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

The internet makes him seem more unpopular than he is. At the worst polling so far for his party (the Liberals) is:

Cons: 43%

Liberals: 25%

NDP (left-wing) 17%

Bloc (Quebec) 8%

Greens 4%

So still the second most popular party.

[-] Furball@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Second most popular party in a traditionally 2 party country isn’t very impressive especially when they are close to 3rd place

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sure but pre Trudeau the party had that massive plummet where the NDP were the opposition.

So they aren't doing great, but there isn't some all-encompassing hatred for Trudeau.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

People unimpressed with imperfection willing to go full stupid by voting in the cruel elitist alternative that does everything wrong as Trudeau and then a fuck of a lot more?

Of course.

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