Public Safety committee  No, I wasn't recommending that. What I was trying to say is that the programs that are put into place should address the military and police officers at all stages of their careers, including veterans. Veterans are vulnerable to recruitment by extremist organizations because of

Public Safety committee  I think that they are both desirable recruits and vulnerable. Some studies here in the United States, and some of the work we've done here, show that when active duty members separate from the armed forces, there is a transition period, particularly if there has been anything unp

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Do you mean areas other than far-right extremism?

Public Safety committee  There have certainly been incidents of extremism on the far left, particularly, related to climate or animal protection. However, that is not as much of an issue today as it was, say, in the nineties. The incidents that we see and the violence that we see today are primarily comi

Public Safety committee  Perhaps I could just clarify the question. Are you talking about their ability to fundraise on some of these online platforms?

Public Safety committee  For platforms like Amazon and eBay, they have put in place rules that prohibit items from being sold if they meet a certain threshold in terms of inspiring hate and violence. The challenge is that it's not always well enforced. I think when we're talking about making rules or cre

Public Safety committee  Good morning, committee members. Thank you for the honour of inviting us to speak today on the important issue of ideologically motivated extremism. My name is Wendy Via, and I'm joined by my colleague, Heidi Beirich. We co-founded the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism,