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Telegraph
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
People with traditional values could be extremists, Canadian police warn
People with traditional values could be extremists, Canadian police have warned. Staff Sgt Camille Habel, the spokeswoman for Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), urged people to be vigilant following the arrest of four people in Quebec, who were allegedly involved in 'ideologically motivated violent extremism'. Two of those arrested in a plot to seize part of Quebec were members of the armed forces. Sgt Habel was asked by CTV what Canadians should look out for in the wake of the arrests. 'Well, radicalisation in general quite often will show by people isolating themselves and changing their behaviour, like changing what they're saying on a subject, like becoming more extremist,' she said. 'If someone you know believed in equal gender rights but all of a sudden is leaning towards traditional values, that might be a sign that they're becoming more extremist. 'But we also have to remember that having the most extremist views is perfectly legal in Canada, and that it's only acting with violence to prove that view that becomes a criminal offence.' Her remarks triggered an angry backlash among Canadian conservatives. Ron Chhinzer, a former conservative candidate, accused the RCMP of labelling mainstream views as extreme. He said the police were ignoring Left-wing extremism in an interview on True North News, a conservative media outlet. 'What we see here is our national police force utilising the most basic concept of every religious group that a strong family is a strong community…and now we're being told by our national police force that any pivot back to that, to revalue family values as we know it here in Western society, is actually moving towards an extremism,' he said. 'I've never seen, and I looked for it, really much about any mention of other extremisms like Left-wing extremism. Why is it always pivoting this way to the right way, and since when has the thousands of years of historic values that we all carry now moved to any other pivot?' 'Come and arrest me' Maxime Bernier, leader of the libertarian People's Party in Canada, challenged the police to arrest him. 'This @rcmpgrcpolice officer says not believing gender nonsense anymore and switching to more traditional values may be a sign of 'radicalisation'! Come and arrest me, woke moron, I'm clearly a radical extremist who may be about to commit some terrorist act!' he wrote on X. Marie-Eve Breton, another RMCP spokeswoman, sought to clarify her colleague's remarks. 'It's the observed and sometimes sudden change in one's behaviour, beliefs or goals as well as tolerating the use of violence to achieve those goals, that could be one of several factors that signal a shift towards extremism,' she said. 'Each instance would have to be examined on a case-by-case basis, and all indicators would have to be considered in their totality.'
New York Post
11-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Canadian police official warns ‘traditional values' may be sign a person is becoming ‘extremist'
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) spokesperson warned Tuesday that a person suddenly embracing 'traditional values' could be a sign they are becoming an extremist. According to CTV news, Canadian federal police arrested and charged four Quebecers – two of whom appear to be active members of the military – who were allegedly involved in 'ideologically motivated violent extremism.' 'Three of the individuals have been charged for taking concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity and two have been charged with various offences related to weapons possession,' CTV reported. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Camille Habel spoke about the alleged militia plot to seize land in Quebec during an interview with CBC. During one portion of the interview, the CBC host asked for tips on 'what the public can do in order to be vigilant or what they can do to help in trying to ensure that there is safety and security on that front.' 'Well, radicalization in general quite often will show by people isolating themselves and changing their behavior, like changing what they're saying on a subject, like becoming more extremist,' Habel said. 'If someone you know believed in equal gender rights but all of a sudden are leaning towards, like, traditional values and that might be a sign that they're becoming more extremist.' The official then appeared to catch herself and cautioned, 'But we also have to remember that having the most extremist views is perfectly legal in Canada and that it's only acting with violence to prove that view that becomes a criminal offense.' RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Camille Habel suggested there was a link between 'traditional values' and extremism. CBC News / YouTube The Royal Canadian Mounted Police walked back Habel's comments. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quebec Habel's claim that holding traditional values hints at extremism sparked swift backlash on social media, to the point that another RCMP spokeswoman worked to walk back her comments. 'The RCMP is in no way implying that embracing traditional values makes an individual radical or extreme,' spokeswoman Marie-Eve Breton told The Epoch Times in a statement on Wednesday. 'It's the observed and sometimes sudden change in one's behaviour, (sic) beliefs or goals as well as tolerating the use of violence to achieve those goals, that could be one of several factors that signal a shift towards extremism,' Breton added. 'Each instance would have to be examined on a case-by-case basis and all indicators would have to be considered in their totality.'
Fox News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Canadian police official warns 'traditional values' may be sign a person is becoming 'extremist'
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) spokesperson warned Tuesday that a person suddenly embracing "traditional values" could be a sign they are becoming an extremist. According to CTV news, Canadian federal police arrested and charged four Quebecers - two of whom appear to be active members of the military - who were allegedly involved in "ideologically motivated violent extremism." "Three of the individuals have been charged for taking concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity and two have been charged with various offences related to weapons possession," CTV reported. RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Camille Habel spoke about the alleged militia plot to seize land in Quebec during an interview with CBC. During one portion of the interview, the CBC host asked for tips on "what the public can do in order to be vigilant or what they can do to help in trying to ensure that there is safety and security on that front." "Well, radicalization in general quite often will show by people isolating themselves and changing their behavior, like changing what they're saying on a subject, like becoming more extremist," Habel said. "If someone you know believed in equal gender rights but all of a sudden are leaning towards, like, traditional values and that might be a sign that they're becoming more extremist." The official then appeared to catch herself and cautioned, "But we also have to remember that having the most extremist views is perfectly legal in Canada and that it's only acting with violence to prove that view that becomes a criminal offense." Habel's claim that holding traditional values hints at extremism sparked swift backlash on social media, to the point that another RCMP spokeswoman worked to walk back her comments. "The RCMP is in no way implying that embracing traditional values makes an individual radical or extreme," spokeswoman Marie-Eve Breton told The Epoch Times in a statement on Wednesday. "It's the observed and sometimes sudden change in one's behaviour, beliefs or goals as well as tolerating the use of violence to achieve those goals, that could be one of several factors that signal a shift towards extremism," Breton added. "Each instance would have to be examined on a case-by-case basis and all indicators would have to be considered in their totality."
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
RCMP warns of dangers of online radicalization amid Quebec anti-government militia arrests
RCMP Staff Sgt. Camille Habel on the charges laid against multiple men for facilitating terrorist activity after starting the investigation in March 2023.
