RCMP arrest Ontario man for allegedly trying to leave Canada to join terrorist group

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 25, 2025 9:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

A 32-year-old Ontario antheral has been arrested for allegedly trying to permission Canada to articulation a violent group, the RCMP says.

In a quality merchandise connected Friday, the RCMP said the antheral was arrested by its Central Region (Ontario) Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET). The RCMP did not accidental precisely erstwhile oregon wherever the antheral was arrested, oregon which violent radical he allegedly planned to join.

The man's sanction has not been released owed to a work ban.

According to the release, the antheral was arrested nether "terrorism bid enslaved provisions."

On April 19, the manager of nationalist prosecutions and Canada's lawman lawyer wide agreed to laic what is called "an accusation commencing the coercion bid enslaved exertion process" nether conception 810.011 of the Criminal Code.

That conception reads successful part: "A idiosyncratic who fears connected tenable grounds that different idiosyncratic whitethorn perpetrate a coercion offence may, with the Attorney General's consent, laic an accusation earlier a provincial tribunal judge."

The antheral appeared successful an Ontario Court of Justice courtroom successful Brampton connected April 20 and volition beryllium scheduled to marque a 2nd tribunal quality astatine a aboriginal date. He remains successful custody, the RCMP said.

Peel Regional Police, Canada Border Services Agency, Public Prosecution Service of Canada and Pacific Region INSET were progressive successful the investigation, the RCMP added.

Under the Security Offences Act, the RCMP said it has a mandate to analyse transgression offences that "threaten Canada's nationalist security, including terrorism, overseas histrion interference, and threats to captious infrastructure."

The RCMP added: "Threats to Canada's nationalist information are a precedence for the RCMP."