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The long-awaited public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics is set to begin Monday with hearings on how much information it can, in fact, make public. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s inquiry, facing tight timelines to report on a complex national security issue, is scheduled to hold five days of hearings …
Read More »RCMP arrest Ottawa youth in alleged terror plot targeting Jewish community
The RCMP has charged an Ottawa youth with terrorism for allegedly plotting an attack against the Jewish community, Global News has learned. The youth, who cannot be named because he is a minor, appeared in an Ottawa courthouse on Saturday morning to face two charges. He was taken into custody …
Read More »Teen terrorists: Does Canada have a youth radicalization problem?
The arrest of a teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Ottawa Jewish community is the latest sign that Canada is struggling with the radicalization of youths. The minor, taken into custody on Friday night, was the second youth apprehended for terrorism in two days. On Wednesday, RCMP …
Read More »2 Ontario men accused of belonging to neo-Nazi terrorism group
The RCMP have charged two Ontario men with “knowingly” participating in an international neo-Nazi group listed as a terrorist organization by the Canadian government. The two men – who were not named by the RCMP’s Ontario national security division – are accused of creating terrorist propaganda and recruiting videos for …
Read More »Iran spying: Canadian firm’s axed 2019 deal raises questions about working with regime – National
A small Canadian telecom service firm is taking issue with a tech watchdog’s report that it discussed working with an alleged front company to help Iranian officials spy on civilians. Citizen Lab, the Toronto-based digital and human rights organization, alleged in a Monday report that Port Coquitlam, B.C.-based PortaOne was …
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