PROTECTED B Military Police Criminal wee (VIP ga Section Police Militaire ++ , WHITE SUPREMACY, HATE GROUPS, AND RACISM "4 INTHE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, MILITARY POLICE CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MPCIP) CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2000-1040 (MPCIS) Dated 29 November 2018 oOfere meer © reer ae Vess, 2120-4 CoA CEP Mm) lobed F Beets oe he es As eer note Laon Hee ODS “Good report wet ef deve Genk. AS pou tan S2e via tte miau te Laon te cas eh Uikee the Kno & betyeA “eleva ot Comma Dees tes hone WAT Aose vemelias ta tre CAF Pores 2,40 12 fepich minime\ Meher (6 WAT pris remeis a hee CAE. Glen ter quethion, plte vecten tres escenShances anol tha ty (rene pessiete > whe eektors weve tekken. be meg wrecet to oleu'se & mocess (lether on otesretse) te ethan tris tn bo. Conk are aye beet ne eecorsbls ly en Se We « leotk, ~ —— i CAN AW Loot co Crus B39 4 ore. D eae ‘an9- : ————__——- A0588349_1-A-2(DIVULGUE EN VERTU OF LALAI-RENSEIGNENENTS WON CLASSIS PROTECTED B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 patti jeri * he tis time hat groups do not pose a significant treat tothe CAF/DND. Less than 0.1% otal CAF population were identified as part of a hate group or engaging in racisthate motivated activities. Likewise, the number of hate-related incidents accounted for less than 0.1% of the total number of incidents reported to MP over the period reviewed. 2. Examination of Military Police reported incidents occurring bet ing between January 2013 and November 2018 saw a total of $3 CAF (noted in Figure | & 2 below) were identified | as being part of a hate group or and/or made statements which could be | viewed as discriminatory/racist. Of those 53 persons, 30 are currently serving members of the 3. Purther, since the introduction of the CDS Direction on Professional Military Conduct in February 2018, seven CAF members were identified as possibly being in breach of this direction; six of which remain in the CAF. 4, Ashate groups tend to be secretive, and given the CAF's strong stance on such associations, CAF members involved with such groups would most likely try to hide their association and take steps to prevent their Chain of Command or co-workers from becoming aware of any such affiliation. METHODOLOGY 5. Information contained in this report was obtained from a variety of open and closed sources including an extensive review of the Security and Military Police Information System (SAMPIS), information from the Canadian Forces National Counter Intelligence Unit (CFNCIU), and civilian police agencies. 6. The validity of information collected within SAMPIS and other sources is dependent on the accuracy and completeness of information entered by the originators. WHITE SUPREMACY, HATE GROUPS & FAR RIGHT IDEOLOGY 7. In 2016, 48% of all police-reported hate crimes were motivated by hatred of a race or ‘ethnicity while hate crimes targeting religious groups accounted for one-third of all hate crimes in Canada (see Table in Annex B). The birth of the internet increased right-wing extremists’ visibility. Online communities provide a venue to share and expand their ideologies and allow connections with a potential for recruitment, as well as “lone actor” activity. Prominent social media platforms have played a role in the proliferation of certain hate groups and their ability to > Currently, the CAF has a fighting force of approximately 68,000 RegF members and 27,000 ResF members alling a combined number of 95,000 members. (hpi .calen/abouv “Lone actor, or lone wolf is someone who prepares and commits violent acts lone, outside of and without assistance from any group. an PROTECTED B ‘A0588349_4-A-2018-01844-0021EPROTECTED B conducting fa-military in nature; 5 cist groups tend fo be par. joyment experience, Attract members. Many white supremacist UPS (erates and deploy pete ‘Weapons and other training exercises. Drawing ued by these group: Current and former military members find —— Said them the ability to gain positions they provide structure to these organizations therefor of leadership! CAF WHITE SUPREMACY, RACISM AND HATE GROUPS WITHIN THE i i inci ing between January 2013 and 8. __ Thereview of Military Police reported incidents occurring al November 2018, there were a total of $3 persons and 40 incidents whereby CAF mem! were {inked to either hate groups or made statementstook actions deemed to be discriminatory in ‘nature. i ine Li ix different hate groups. 8 pec the 40 incidents, nine linked 16 of the 53 CAF members to six di Ofthese 16 members, nine remain in the CAF (six Regular Foree (RegF) and three Reserve Force (ResF) members). 10. gts depicted in the chart below, in 2017 an increased number of CAF members were identified stn Sssociated with a hate group. However, this can be partly attributed to only ‘one incident out of Halifax, wherein five CAF members, both Reg and Res F, setf-identified as belonging to the Proud Boys (See Figure 1), Figure 1: of CAF members associated toa Hate Group by Region from 1 Jan 13:08 Nov 18 ‘of incidents reported 713 e205 sata ‘Number of CAF in each CFNIS Region, Alantic mEsstern Central Western w Pacite I 1 All of the ‘groups identified fall under the far-right ‘spectrum of political discourse and beliefs; specifically anti-Istam and/or white Supremacy. Descriptions ofeach identified group of interest can be found in Annex A. 57 PROTECTED B ’ ‘A0588349_5.4.2018.01844-00219