Subhead:After the SPLC was indicted on charges in the U.S., past comments submitted to the House of Commons from the Canadian Anti-Hate Network are raising questions about the group’s activities.#
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A 2019 submission to a House of Commons public safety committee is drawing renewed attention after a federally funded Canadian advocacy group described a now-controversial U.S. organization as “esteemed,” a model, and a funder of its work.
During testimony before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU), the Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) pointed to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as both an inspiration and a template, praising the group in its submission to lawmakers.
At the time, CAHN framed the SPLC as a leading authority in tracking extremism and hate groups — language that now reads differently in light of recent developments.
