TORONTO — Police and intelligence agencies have been monitoring the extreme right wing but did not believe an attack like the Quebec City mosque killings was likely, Canada’s former National Security Advisor said Tuesday. The mosque attack on Sunday night that left six worshippers dead has raised questions about whether Canada’s national security agencies have paid close enough attention to the threat posed by the extremist far right. Now focused on preventing youths from joining extremist groups, Gallant said the reluctance to apply the tools of terrorism to the far right is a problem. “With this inconsistent view of what terrorism is, we end up with all these gaps.”He said a simple look at Canada’s history showed the far right has been violent. RelatedFadden, who was the CSIS director from 2009-2013 and served as security adviser to prime ministers Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau, said the far right had not been neglected by counterterrorism officials.

Source: National Post January 31, 2017 22:27 UTC