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Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert

OTTAWA - Terror charges laid against members of the Canadian Armed Forces over an alleged plot to form an anti-government militia show the military needs to do a better job of vetting at the recruitment stage, an expert in extremism said Wednesday.

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Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert

A Canadian soldier takes part in an announcement in Petawawa, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick


OTTAWA - Terror charges laid against members of the Canadian Armed Forces over an alleged plot to form an anti-government militia show the military needs to do a better job of vetting at the recruitment stage, an expert in extremism said Wednesday.

University of Alberta political science professor Andy Knight said the fact that two of the four men charged Tuesday are active members of the armed forces shows the military isn’t doing enough to screen out nefarious actors.

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