Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager
Publication Date: December 17, 2024 - 21:27
Toronto terror suspect and alleged Islamic State supporter charged with war crimes
December 17, 2024
An alleged Islamic State supporter accused of planning an attack in Toronto this summer with his son has been charged with four separate war crimes, the first time RCMP say such charges have been laid in Canada.The charges against Ahmed Eldidi come months after the federal opposition MPs grilled Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and leaders from the RCMP and Canada’s spy and border agencies about a propaganda video broadcast by the terrorist group that the politicians alleged depict Mr. Eldidi dismembering a prisoner a decade ago.The RCMP announced the direct indictment of Mr. Eldidi, 62, on Tuesday. He appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Newmarket on Monday.
Canada has called it quits for now on trying to hammer out another national agreement to improve First Nations child welfare across the country, but will continue to negotiate a deal with Ontario First Nations, according to correspondence between the Department of Justice and the Assembly of First Nations.In a letter dated Jan. 6 and obtained by The Globe and Mail, Justice lawyer Paul Vickery wrote that the federal government isn’t mandated to negotiate further on a long-term deal on “a national basis.”
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