Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015

November 10, 2020

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups.

The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online content from the so-called alt-right, a white nationalist movement, with experts saying the number of hate groups in Canada has tripled to 300 since 2015.

Fatal attacks, including at a Toronto mosque in September and the Quebec City mosque shooting in 2017, make demands for a federal response all the more urgent, Singh said.

"Radicalized white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the alt-right have resulted in the deaths of people," he said, highlighting the threat to Canada's Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and racialized communities.

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