The Proud Boys is a male-only group known to espouse racist and misogynistic views. Escalation in violenceCanadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said there had been an escalation in violence in the aftermath of the U.S. elections by various groups, including the Proud Boys. Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio, the 30-something Cuban American chairman of the Proud Boys, said Canada’s move was “ridiculous.” “It’s infringement of free speech rights. All the Canadian Proud Boys have ever done is go to rallies,” Mr. Tarrio said, as per the Associated Press. Apart from this, the U.S. is conducting a domestic extremism review and will await the results of that process before deciding on whether to declare the Proud Boys a terrorist organisation, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said last week.

Source: The Hindu February 06, 2021 16:30 UTC