RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists

Faced with the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism, which has resulted in several attacks in recent years, RCMP officers will be carrying undercover surveillance online, engaging with suspected extremists.

RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists
Members of the Proud Boys shout at a group of counter-protestors at Nathan Philips Square in Toronto on Saturday, October 21, 2017.

Faced with the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism, which has resulted in several attacks in recent years, RCMP officers will be carrying undercover surveillance online, engaging with suspected extremists.