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Why are white supremacists so attracted to the military?

The Canadian military is investigating less than half of complaints about hateful conduct within its ranks, while suggesting they're just a series of isolated incidents

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Jeremy Appel
Nov 05, 2021
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Since Gen. Wayne Eyre ordered a crackdown on far-right extremists in the military in September 2020, Canadian Forces have received 143 complaints of hateful conduct and racist attitudes in its ranks.

But only 70 of these complaints have resulted in a formal investigation, the CBC reports. And of these, just 20 soldiers have been fired.

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