MONTREAL — Public security ministers in Quebec and Ottawa are urging families to contact authorities if they suspect their relatives have been radicalized.
The reminder from public safety officials comes after reports that six young Quebecers left the country in January and may have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East.
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Quebec Public Security Minister Lise Theriault told reporters in Quebec City she’s not surprised by the report in Montreal La Presse on Thursday, making a link between it and terror attacks on Parliament Hill and in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu last year.
Theriault said the only response to suspected radicalization is to contact police.
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In Ottawa, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said the report highlights the need for the need for the Conservative’s controversial anti-terror legislation to be passed.
Blaney said the bill would provide police more tools to stop radicalization and help tackle the issue of high-risk travellers.
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