Public safety minister speaks after arrest of extremists accused of plotting to kill police officers in Canada border town of Coutts

Canada’s public safety minister has warned of ties between protesters occupying the country’s capital and a group of far-right extremists who were charged earlier this week in the border town of Coutts, Alberta, over an alleged plot to kill police officers.

“Several of the individuals at Coutts have strong ties to a far-right extreme organization with leaders who are in Ottawa,” the minister, Marco Medicino, told reporters on Wednesday.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/16/ottawa-blockade-strong-ties-extremists