Kate Groh is a Junior Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada, writing for the Society, Culture and Security program. Her research interests focus on far-right extremism, political violence, and democratic decline. She is currently completing her Master's degree in Political Science at the University of Toronto where her thesis focuses on the evolution of far-right paramilitary movements in the modern United States.
In early 2026, researchers from the Canadian Digital Media Research Network noticed something odd. They discovered a network of at least twenty YouTube channels all promoting Alberta separatism and U.S. annexation in an eerily similar fashion. These channels all used the same template: thumbnails with fake pictures of Mark Carney and Danielle Smith, AI voiceovers, Read More…
In the early morning hours of July 8th, 2025, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested four men in Quebec. The men in question had been building up a stockpile of weapons. Over 11,000 rounds of ammunition, 83 firearms, and over a dozen explosives were found. They had, for years, been engaged in military-style training Read More…
