OPV’s Senior Researcher Michèle St-Amant and Executive Director John McCoy examine the recent arrests near Quebec City and what they signal about the evolving threat of anti-government extremism in Canada. Original Article Published by The Montreal Gazette July 16, 2025 A land grab, a cache of stolen weapons, and a plot to form an anti-government…
On May 22, 2025, the Organization for the Prevention of Violence and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, supported by the National Canadian Chiefs of Police – Hate Crime Task Force and the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police, provided hate crime training for police and security first responders.The training is designed for front-line members who may respond…
Join the Organization for the Prevention of Violence for a 90-minute webinar presenting findings from a two-year, Public Safety Canada-funded project conducted in partnership with Germany’s modus|zad. The research explores how anti-authority extremism is evolving in Canada and Germany and how frontline practitioners like law enforcement, psychosocial professionals, and government employees can effectively respond.