ES ‘PS/SP) David Janzen inesday, September 13, 2017 12:24 PM SSaaPsisp) Subject: Re: Right wing Sorty for the delay -t Historically, far-right violence in Canada has been sporadic and opportunistic. However, significant ‘events do occur, such as the Ste. Foy attack. The Charter guarantees the right to protest, as well as the rights of freedom of conscience and religion, expression, association and peaceful assembly. However, when protests or statements call for acts of violence to further their idealology, law enforcement must act. There are no Criminal Code provisions for violent hate crimes, just sentencing requirements. ‘Section 718.2 encourages judges to treat violent offences, such as murder, as hate crimes if there is evidence that they were motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other similar factor. Therefore, some type of primary activity (e.g. assault) must be investigated for hate sentencing requirements to be considered. This would largely fall to the police of jurisdiction. The Criminal Code does contain specific offences related to hate propaganda. Specifically s. 318 (1) criminalizes. advocacy/promotion of genocide, and s. 319 criminalizes the public incitement of hatred. Further, s.430 applies penalties to mischief in relation to religious property building or structure; for example, instances of targeted vandalism. Again, investigation of these provisions is largely the mandate of police of jurisdiction In the absence of clear links to terrorism or organized crime, federal law enforcement does not have the same authorities to investigate hate crimes as some other national police forces — for instance, the U.S. the Civil Rights Act 1964 provides the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FB!) with the authority to investigate hate crimes in the U.S. as part of their national mandate to protect civil rights. In practice, it allows for the federal investigation of ideologically motivated violence without having to declare it a domestic terrorism incident, ‘Specific Criminal Code provisions that address ideological violence in Canada are largely limited to terrorism offences, or when such groups become involved in broader criminal activity (e.g. organized crime)... Section 83.01 of the Criminal Code defines terrorism as an act committed “[...] in whole or in part for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause with the intention of intimidating the public, or a segment of the public with regard to its security, including its economic security [...]-” Central to this definition is the requirement of the ideological motivation, and the intention of intimidation with regard to security. The socio-political nature of many far-right ideologies would make it appear that some activity could potentially meet the definition of terrorism, However, the far right is not an ‘ologically coherent movement — groups have a range of motivations, and many actors have no clear ideological basis. Furthermore acts of violence lack the clear intention of intimidating the public, or a segment of the public or clear intent for their actions. For charges to be laid, it is necessary to gather, sufficient evidence to demonstrate a clear ideological basis and motivation for the act. Therefore, obtaining the burden of evidence to warrant a terrorism charge can be challenging, However, the RCMP, at all levels, is responding. The Force proactively meets with institutions and organizations that may be affected by hate crimes, with a view to building positive and constructive relationships. Resources have been dedicated to enhance intelligence analysis, situational awareness, 1 00100rent rus oh vrs and intelligence coordination on domestic radicalization to violence including the far right. Federal Policing is deconflicting with federal partners on this issue, and is the process of increasing intelligence collection across the country. Further, the RCMP’s long standing efforts to counter radicalization to violence encompass all violent ideologies. The First Responder Terrorism Awareness Program (FR-TAP) team at NHQ develops and manages training to first responders and key partners to provide awareness about a range of criminal threats, including far right groups. The training helps partners identify the early signs of radicalization and outlines possible responses. While the far-right has always been included in FR-TAP materials, a dedicated module is currently under. development. Prevention materials have also been developed to inform stakeholders of the far right. For instance, in June 2016, the RCMP released a Terrorism and Violent Extremism Awareness Guide to enhance awareness of radicalization to violence, with sections on far right, far left, single issues group and religiously based terrorism (e.g. Daesh). >>> 6 \canada.ca> 2017/09/12 425 PM >>> Hi David, ‘Thanks so much for your attention to this. t's much appreciated! 00101