RCMP Sergeant links traditional values to extremism
An RCMP Sergeant says that Canadians who believe in traditional values are likely extremists.
An RCMP Sergeant says that Canadians who believe in traditional values are likely extremists.
The comments come from RCMP Staff Sergeant Camille Habel, who told CBC News in an interview that Canadians should be on guard for family members and friends who are being radicalized, giving the example of someone who changes their views and holds traditional values.
“Radicalization in general quite often will show in people isolating themselves and changing their behaviour, like changing what they’re saying on a subject, like becoming more extremist,” said Habel.
“If someone you know believed in equal gender rights, but all of a sudden they are leaning towards like traditional values, it might be a sign that they’re becoming more extremist.”
Habel said that extreme views are only illegal once acted upon in a violent or unlawful manner.
“But you 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 it becomes a criminal offence,” said Habel.