(Toronto Star) A Newmarket man accused of plotting to leave Canada to join ISIS while still a youth has been ordered to sign a terrorism peace bond requiring him to remain in the country and avoid extremist material on social media, where prosecutors allege he became immersed in hateful content.
The now 19-year-old was arrested last December by the RCMP in connection with a terrorism investigation and was released from custody that same day on strict conditions pending the outcome of a peace bond application. His identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was a teen at the onset of the investigation.
On Tuesday, Ontario Court Justice Joseph Callaghan ordered the man to sign the 12-month peace bond, agreeing with prosecutors that there was a reasonable fear he may commit a terrorism offence.
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