PressProgress
May 16, 2025
Experts on far-right extremism, meanwhile, say the church’s close associations with the Freedom Convoy and role as a kind of hub for far-right activists make that relationship even more concerning.
“It’s very concerning if an OPS liaison invited a far-right activist with connections to the so-called Freedom Convoy to protests,” Canadian Anti-Hate Network Executive Director Evan Balgord told PressProgress.
“I just can’t imagine that level of trust being extended to anybody who would be demonstrating on behalf of 2SLGBTQ+ protests, or against the far-right,” Balgord added. “I think it speaks to a bias that on-the-ground activists feel is very obvious. If the OPS are evenhanded in this practice, they need to speak up.”
“This alleged behaviour of the OPS needs to be investigated.”
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