Statement from ProudBoys Canada:

It is with a heavy heart that I pen these words, knowing we have done nothing wrong.  As of today there is officially no longer any Proud Boys in Canada, it’s officially dissolved. The truth is, we were never terrorists or a white supremacy group. As a fraternity of men we had thought of perusing the case legally but we have no financial support, given we are not funded by the rich. We are just regular patriotic Canadians. We are electricians, carpenters, financial advisors, mechanics, etc. More than that, we are fathers, brothers, uncles and sons. In the face of a tyrannical leftist government, we regular citizens were banned and outlawed for holding the same beliefs as the men who built this country.

The designation happened not based on evidence or incident, but for purely political reasons. In a free society anyone should be able to believe and speak their opinion. While you may not agree with it, it’s important that contrasting opinions have the right to exist. Without…