Blind to the Left: Canada’s Counter-Extremism Failure Leaves Neo-Marxist and Islamist Threats Unchecked

Op/Analysis: From Hamas flag rallies to pro-IRGC protests, gaps in scrutiny expose a national security blind spot.

By Ian Bradbury

OTTAWA — In June 2025, a former British Columbia civil liberties leader—forced to resign in 2021 for rhetoric deemed too extreme even by the province’s NDP government—re-emerged to lea…