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B.C. MLA Files Private Prosecution Against Charlotte Kates Alleging Terrorism Offences

Crown prosecutors now decide whether the case proceeds.

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Activist Charoltte Kates is seen delivering a speech at the Vancouver Art Gallery on April 26 that sparked a police hate crime investigation.
Charlotte Kates, leader of Vancouver-based Samidoun, at the public funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon in February 2025.

Overview

  • Dallas Brodie of the OneBC party submitted sworn information in B.C. provincial court accusing Charlotte Kates of glorifying and defending terrorist entities.
  • Prosecutors confirmed they are reviewing Brodie’s filing as the BC Prosecution Service continues a separate charge assessment from a 2024 police investigation into alleged hate offences.
  • Kates, identified publicly as an international coordinator for Samidoun, was arrested in 2024 after a rally speech praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and was released without charges.
  • Samidoun was listed as a terrorist entity by Canada in 2024, and the group did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new action.
  • A former Crown prosecutor said the private case faces significant hurdles and could be discontinued by the Crown, while B.C.’s attorney general noted terrorism charges fall under federal jurisdiction.