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What questions do you have about combating extremism in Canada?

This week on Just Asking: What questions do you have about combating extremism in Canada? Plus, what questions do you have about improving your sleep?

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A photo from Raphaël Lagacé's Facebook.
Raphaël Lagacé, 25, is one of the men accused by the RCMP of facilitating a terrorist activity. (Raphaël Lagacé/Facebook)

This week, the RCMP revealed that four men are being accused of an alleged anti-government plot that involved creating a militia and seizing land. Two of the men arrested were members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Police are calling the plot an act of "ideologically motivated violent extremism."

Last December, the RCMP, CSIS and the Five Eyes Alliance published a report warning about the rise in young people attracted to violent ideologies.

So what are the driving forces behind these movements? What warning signs can family members look out for, and what more can be done to root out this extremism from institutions like the military? 

This week, we'll talk with:

  • Barbara Perry, the director of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University.
  • David O'Brien, the director of Mental Health at Yorktown Family Services, where he works with young people to redirect them from violent extremism and hate groups.
  • Jeanette Manning, the co-author of Walking Away from Hate: Our Journey Through Extremism, which details her own experience with her daughter after her daughter left a white supremacist group.  

What questions do you have about improving your sleep?

Summer is supposed to be a time for rest and relaxation — unless you're among the millions of Canadians who suffer from poor sleep.

How do the changing seasons affect our sleep schedule?

We'll speak with:

  • Dr. Michael Mak, a sleep medicine specialist and psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
  • Lynne Peeples a science writer and author of the book The Inner Clock: living in sync with our circadian rhythms.

They'll take your questions!