Canadian police official warns 'traditional values' may be sign a person is becoming 'extremist'
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A spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cautioned on Tuesday that if someone suddenly starts embracing “traditional values,” it might indicate they are turning towards extremism.

CTV News reported that Canadian federal police arrested and charged four individuals from Quebec. Among them, two seem to be active members of the military, and they are suspected of being involved in “ideologically motivated violent extremism.”

CTV noted, “Three of these individuals have been charged with taking specific actions to facilitate terrorist activities, while two face various charges related to weapons possession.”

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.”


Staff Sergeant Camille Habel, RCMP spokesperson, speaking.
RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Camille Habel suggested there was a link between “traditional values” and extremism. CBC News / YouTube

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers on horseback in a ceremonial procession.
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.”

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