By Canadian Press

Parliamentary committee to probe how Toronto terror suspect was admitted to Canada

Aug 13, 2024 | 8:31 AM

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship.

Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted unanimously to launch a study on the terror suspects arrested in the Toronto area last month.

Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., and face nine terrorism charges including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The RCMP announced the charges on July 31 and said the two men were “in the advanced stages of planning a serious, violent attack in Toronto.”

Most charges relate to activities that allegedly happened in Canada but the elder Eldidi, who the RCMP says is a Canadian citizen, is also charged with one count of aggravated assault outside the country.

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The committee will begin its study later this month and will invite Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to testify.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 13, 2024.

The Canadian Press