Conservative lawmakers request that the public safety committee look into an ISIS suspect's detention
His arrest follows a previous case where a father and son, Ahmed and Mostafa Eldidi, were charged with plotting a terrorist attack in Toronto.
Conservative MPs are pushing for Canada’s public safety committee to reconvene to investigate how Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Toronto man arrested last week for allegedly plotting an ISIS attack in the U.S., managed to enter Canada.
The MPs, Frank Caputo, Doug Shipley, Dane Lloyd, and Glen Motz, have requested an immediate meeting of the committee to hear from Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Canadian Jewish groups.
In their letter to the committee chair, the MPs highlighted that Khan's arrest is the second instance this summer where Canadian security agencies disrupted an ISIS-related terrorism plot.
They expressed concerns about the government's ability to prevent potential terrorists from entering the country and demanded transparency from the Immigration Minister.
The RCMP apprehended Khan, 20, in Ormstown, Quebec, as he was allegedly preparing to cross the border to execute a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York.
His arrest follows a previous case where a father and son, Ahmed and Mostafa Eldidi, were charged with plotting a terrorist attack in Toronto.
The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security was previously recalled to investigate how security screening failed to uncover the elder Eldidi's past involvement in an ISIS execution video.
The Conservatives are urging the committee to examine Khan's case, particularly focusing on how he obtained entry into Canada. The federal government has not disclosed details about Khan’s entry, citing ongoing investigations.
However, Jewish groups reported that the RCMP indicated Khan may have entered Canada on a student visa.
Khan faces charges in the U.S. for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
Michael Levitt, president of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, expressed concern over the increased terrorist activity and the need for the government to address questions about immigration and vetting processes.
