What terror charges for 2 soldiers say about extremism in Canada's military | The Current

Two members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among four men charged over an alleged plot to violently seize land in Quebec. The RCMP have laid terrorism-related charges, saying the men amassed a large cache of weapons, motivated by anti-government ideology. We speak to former CSIS analyst Jessica Davis about what we know so far. Then researcher Amarnath Amarasingam discusses what this case reveals about ideological extremism in Canada’s military, and how the military should respond.

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