Proud Boys Get Terrorist Designation in Canada After U.S. Riot

  • Trudeau government cites storming of Capitol in its decision
  • Atomwaffen, Al-Qaeda and IS affiliates also put on terror list
Demonstrators wearing Proud Boys attire take part in the “Million MAGA March” last November in Washington.Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government became the first in the world to label the Proud Boys a terrorist group in the aftermath of the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Canadian public safety authorities also banned three other far-right groups it described as “white supremacist” on Wednesday: Atomwaffen Division, the Base and the Russian Imperial Movement.