MPs to Probe Alleged Terrorists’ Admittance to Canada

A House of Commons committee is launching a probe to help determine how alleged terrorists were allowed to immigrate to Canada.
MPs on the public safety committee voted unanimously to start the study on the issue at the end of August, and are calling Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Immigration Minister Marc Miller to testify.
Conservative and NDP MPs had requested an urgent meeting be held on Aug. 13 to discuss the issue.
Ahmed Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were each charged with four offences, including two related to terrorism. They were found in possession of an axe and a machete, the RCMP said at the July 31 press conference.
Ahmed Eldidi, who is a Canadian citizen while his son is not, was charged with a separate count of aggravated assault.
The case is covered by a publication ban and the dismembering allegation has not been confirmed by police.
MPs on the public safety committee will now be conducting a parallel review after holding their meeting.
Liberal MP Jennifer O’Connell tabled a motion at the committee meeting calling on LeBlanc, Miller, and relevant officials to testify “as soon as possible” on the foiled terror plot and the security screening process for permanent residents and citizens.
Conservative MP Frank Caputo tabled an amendment providing a specific list of officials, such as former public safety minister and current Canadian High Commissioner to the UK Ralph Goodale, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme, and interim CSIS Director Vanessa Lloyd.
Caputo said the study should start the last week of August and be comprised of six meetings. MPs on the committee unanimously approved the motion as amended.