RWE

Question 1

moncton shooting 2014?

Answer 1

shooting of RCMP officers

Question 2

halifax mall plot (2015)

Answer 2

conspiracy to commit a mass shooting at a halifax mall

Question 3

quebec city mosque attack (2017)

Answer 3

islamic mosque shot up

Question 4

toronto van attack (2017)

Answer 4

man drove van into crowd to attack women

Question 5

sudbury attack (2019)

Answer 5

man attacked pregnant woman and her baby

Question 6

london attack (2021)

Answer 6

man rammed pickup truck into muslim pediestrian

Question 7

toronto mosque attack (2020)

Answer 7

man attacked worshippers at mosque

Question 8

what were the national trends leading up to freedom convoy?

Answer 8

-growth in number and visability of canadian far-right groups since 2010
-surge in officially recorded, and self-reported, hate crimes in Canada over this period
-revival of militant right-wing extremist groups, networks and incidents in US and Europe
-rise of radical right political parties internationally
-emboldening effect

Question 9

perry and scrivens defintion

Answer 9

RWE in Canada specifically as a loose movement, one focusing on a racially, ethnically and sexually defined nationalism, often framed in terms of white power and threats posed by groups such as non-Whites, Jews, immigrants, homosexuals and feminists.
-government is perceived to be illegitimate, serving interests of such groups at the expense of Whites, with extremists advocating both offensive and defensive means to preserve their heritage and ‘homeland.’