Government & Politics

Radical Islamic group cancels Ontario conference under pressure of being named a terrorist group The group promoted a revolutionary ideology calling on governments to be overthrown and replaced with a unitary, authoritarian Muslim caliphate

(National Post) A planned conference by a radical Islamic group that caused outrage and security concerns has been cancelled a day after the federal government said it was considering declaring the organization a terrorist group. Late on Monday, federal Minister of Public […]

Government & Politics

Feds call on Islamic group to cancel alarming conference while security agencies consider terrorist designation Hizb ut Tahrir Canada has faced a public outcry over plans to resurrect its annual conference, which calls for governments to be overthrown to invoke a Muslim caliphate

(National Post) The federal government is calling on members of a controversial Islamic group to cancel their conference scheduled for this weekend while Canada’s security and intelligence agencies decide if it should be listed as an official terrorist entity. A public outcry […]