The growing white nationalist "active club" movement poses a risk for "extreme violence" in Canada, according to an internal Public Safety Canada brief obtained by CBC News. In previous reporting, the RCMP would not specifically comment on the rapid rise of active clubs — white nationalist groups that operate under the guise of getting fit through training and combat sports. Those three people were also “involved with organizing, leading, or developing propaganda for Active Clubs,” according to the report. Active clubs are an 'active public-safety concern' that need an 'integrated operational response,' says Amarnath Amarasingam, an associate professor at Queen's University. And yet, it adds, the threat from active clubs is “difficult to accurately assess" because they don't publicly advocate for terrorism or use of deadly force.

Source: CBC News March 03, 2026 16:39 UTC