EXILE INFOSHOP has permanently banned Evan Dalrymple from our space since being informed of his willing collaboration with the Ottawa Police. Police collaboration is unacceptable and, making the matters worse, his conscious initiative to provide the police with misinformation has resulted—either partly or fully—in charges that could land Matt Morgan-Brown, a respected member of the Anarchist/Activist community, in jail.

Evan Dalrymple has also been asked to refrain from attending Infoshop and Infoshop related events.

We feel that in order to provide a safe and informant-free environment for the activist community, we simply cannot do so with Evan present, seeing as he cannot be trusted. Until he takes responsibility for his actions, he remains a threat to the community and will be actively shunned, ostracized and confronted.

The type of behavior for which Evan is held responsible presents a profound threat to the security and proper functioning of the radical community. Whether his decision to divulge information to the police was driven by personal malice, using information for financial gain or, the broader possibility, that he is acting as an intelligence agent for the state, we no longer feel comfortable including him in any and all activist related events.

This also acts as a warning for all other groups to consider excluding Evan Dalrymple from further organizing. It is important to note that this incident has coincided with a pattern of dubious and duplicitous activity. In the past, the INFOSHOP has had to address accusations of mistrust, theft and deceit explicitly regarding Evan Dalrymple.

Finally we want to make it very clear that we resent having to make this decision. Furthermore, we resent the decisions that Evan has made and the actions he has taken; forcing us to react to them. What Evan Dalrymple has done is utterly unacceptable and it is imperative that he take responsibility for his actions AND begin making reparations for the damages he has caused to Matt and to the activist community.

- EXILE INFOSHOP COLLECTIVE

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