Jun 25, 2021 - World

Canada adds Three Percenters to terrorist list

Jacob Knutson

A person wearing a tactical vest with a Three Percenters patch at a Trump rally in Phoenix on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo: Caitlin O'Hara/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Canada's government added the far-right, anti-government militia group the Three Percenters to its list of terrorist entities on Friday, according to CBC.

Why it matters: People who have identified themselves as Three Percenters members have been charged with conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

The country did the same with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, and its Canadian offshoot dissolved shortly after the designation.

The big picture: Three Percenters is primarily based in the U.S. but has a known presence in Canada, according to CBC.

The designation allows banks to freeze the assets of people financially supporting the group and allows police to arrest those supporters.
Three Percenters and other far-right extremist groups have not been designated terrorist organization by the U.S. because federal law limits that label to foreign entities.

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