U.S. exposes radical network with links to Canada
The United States is now targeting parts of an international far-left activist ecosystem under its counterterrorism authorities — and some of the networks identified by Washington have connections reaching directly into Canada and Montreal. From anarchist publishing platforms to radical anti-Israel direct-action groups, the question is becoming harder to ignore: why isn’t Canada examining the same infrastructure?
On August 26, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Palestine Action, Masar Badil and the Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati, or A/I.
According to the Treasury, A/I provides digital infrastructure and services used by Antifa cells and other violent far-left extremists. A State Department memo obtained by Fox News further alleged that its services were used by Rose City Antifa and by platforms carrying communications connected to terrorist organizations including Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran’s IRGC and the PFLP.
That does not mean every group using the same infrastructure is coordinating together.
But the overlap matters.
A/I operates infrastructure behind NoBlogs, a platform used by anarchist projects, including material concerning Canadian pipelines and what activists describe as “critical bottlenecks.” Some posts reference Montreal Counter-information, an anarchist platform that publishes anonymous claims involving vandalism, arson and sabotage.
Three days after Washington sanctioned A/I, Montreal Counter-information published material titled: “The Server Called Paranoia: Defend Autistici/Inventati.”
Washington also sanctioned Masar Badil, which U.S. authorities say operates in Canada and allege is a front for Samidoun, an organization Canada listed as a terrorist entity in 2024 over its links to the PFLP.
Palestine Action also has a Canadian network. Earlier this year, Palestine Action Canada promoted a map identifying Canadian companies and institutions for “direct action,” while Juno News reported that the group claimed responsibility for vandalism targeting Canadian businesses, including a logistics facility in Montreal.
These groups are not necessarily one organization.
But the infrastructure, campaigns and activist spaces can overlap.
Washington is investigating those connections.
The question is: why isn’t Ottawa doing the same?
Alexandra Lavoie
Quebec based Journalist
Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.
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