RCMP: Ideologically motivated violent extremism: four individuals charged

One of the accused allegedly created and administered an Instagram account with the aim of recruiting new members to the anti-government militia.

Numerous firearms were seized by police officers during searches in January 2024.

Military-style training in which the accused took part.

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The men charged with terrorism offenses were identified as Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, and Raphaël Lagacé, 25, both of Quebec City, and Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville, Quebec. Matthew Forbes, 33, of Pont-Rouge, Quebec, was charged with the explosives and weapons offenses.

Mr. Forbes and Mr. Chabot are corporals in the Canadian Armed Forces stationed at a large base northwest of Quebec City, the military said in a statement on Tuesday evening. The armed forces added that another of the accused men is a former member of the Canadian Forces while the fourth man was once a civilian instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Neither of those men were identified by name.

In the statement, the police said that the men facing the terrorism charges had been “planning to create anti-government militia.”

    • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      You realize that what these shit pumps were doing wasn’t approved by the military and now that the forces know about it they will be dishonorably kicked out so hard they’ll have the taste of boot polish in their mouths, right?

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        14 days ago

        Not to mention the 2 current and one former CAF member can be given a stretch in Edmonton. For the Cadet instructor it would depend on whether he has a commission. The 2 current will probably do at least two sentences, one in Edmonton the other in a federal prison.

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        14 days ago

        🤨

        I’m rarely pleasant at parties, probably why I don’t get invited to many 🤔

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          14 days ago

          If I ever had a party I’d invite you.

          Have fun shit talking the fucking military.