Officer suspended in racist Facebook group scandal is high-ranking Fintrac official

The recently suspended commander of an army reserve regiment whose members ran a racist and misogynistic Facebook group also holds a high-ranking position at Fintrac, The Logic has learned. Ryan Hendy is assistant deputy director of supervision operations at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac), the agency that ensures businesses and individuals comply with laws against money laundering, and provides intelligence to police and national security agencies. Hendy, who holds the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the reserves, was suspended last week from his role as commanding officer of the Ottawa-based regiment while the military investigates. He disclosed the situation to Fintrac, and the agency is “following the issue closely to ensure compliance” with its code of conduct, spokesperson Lori Blair said in an email. Hendy continues to hold his position at the centre, and has worked there as early as 2006. Talking Points Lt.-Col. Ryan Hendy was suspended from his role as commanding officer of an Ottawa reserve infantry regiment whose members maintained a racist and misogynistic Facebook group called the “Blue Hackle Mafia”  The Logic has learned that, in addition to his commission in the reserves, Hendy holds a high-ranking position at Canada’s money-laundering watchdog
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