Members of the media may directly contact the following experts on this topic:
Ward Elcock (English and French)
Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Ward Elcock is the former Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
"This is not the first time we have heard of reports of some in the military who have extremist views, but this is not something that is necessarily unique to the military, tas we saw more recently with the Freedom Convoy. It is unusual that this group seems to have gotten as far along as this but, in fairness, we do not know how long authorities have been aware of them."
Daniel Stanton (English and French)
Director of the National Security Program, University of Ottawa's Professional Development Institute.
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Daniel Stanton had a lengthy career in domestic and international operations. He served 32 years with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, including twelve years as an Executive Manager in operations.
Michael Kempa (English and French)
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor Kempa's expertise includes political violence and terrorism.