Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail

An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail.

Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, was charged in July with participating in the activity of a terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity and wilfully promoting hatred for a terrorist group.

The RCMP say he helped make propaganda material for the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi organization that has been listed as a terror group in Canada since 2021.

Macdonald’s parents put up $40,000 in sureties at a hearing on Wednesday and he is now under conditions that require him to stay in his parents’ home.

He can only leave home with one of his parents or to attend legal, counselling or medical appointments.

Read more: CTV News (Canada)