(Ottawa) An Ottawa man has pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorism and hate speech related to promoting a far-right group.
Posted at 3:18 p.m.
Kyle Duggan
The Canadian Press
The RCMP charged Patrick Gordon Macdonald in July 2023, alleging he participated in the activities of a listed terrorist organization.
This is the first case in Canada where the government has brought both terrorism and hate propaganda charges against an individual for promoting a violent, far-right ideology.
At the opening of the trial Monday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Crown prosecutors alleged that Mr. Macdonald helped produce propaganda for the “Atomwaffen” division, an international neo-Nazi organization that the Canada listed as a terrorist group in 2021.
Prosecutors alleged he helped produce three propaganda videos designed to recruit new members and incite hatred against Jews.
The allegations have not yet been proven in court.
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