The federal Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to designate Kata’ib Hezbollah as a terrorist entity, citing U.S. allegations linking the group to attacks in Canada.
In a letter to Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged the federal government to immediately add the group to Canada’s list of terrorist entities.
“Canada should not wait for another synagogue to be shot or another foreign consulate to be attacked before shutting down the terrorist organization allegedly directing these attacks,” Poilievre wrote.
The letter follows terrorism charges laid in the United States against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national prosecutors allege is a senior commander of Kata’ib Hezbollah and an operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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As Global News previously reported, U.S. prosecutors allege Al-Saadi helped plan, co-ordinate and claim responsibility for nearly 20 terrorist attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and North America, including the March 10 shooting outside the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto and an attack targeting a Canadian synagogue.
The RCMP took over the Toronto investigation shortly after the shooting, describing it as a national security case.
In his letter, Poilievre said Kata’ib Hezbollah has been designated a foreign terrorist organization in the United States since 2009 but remains absent from Canada’s list of terrorist entities.
He argued listing the group would make it illegal to knowingly deal in its property or finances, allow authorities to freeze and seize its assets, and strengthen Canada’s ability to prevent members from entering or remaining in the country.
“The Liberals have failed to enforce Canada’s terrorist laws with the urgency and strength Canadians expect,” Poilievre wrote. “A terrorist listing is only as strong as the action that follows it.”
Beyond listing Kata’ib Hezbollah, Poilievre called on the government to disclose how many people connected to Iran’s regime and its proxy groups have been identified, denied entry, investigated, detained or removed from Canada.
He also asked Ottawa to investigate possible links between Iranian-backed terrorist groups and organized crime in Canada and explain what action authorities are taking in response to the alleged Toronto attacks.
Unfortunately Mark Carney’s Government is sympathetic to Islamic Extremism in Canada. IRGC, Muslim Brotherhood, Samoudin, ISIS are all operating in Canada!
Poilievre likely doesn’t have all the information because he doesn’t have his security clearance, which is outrageous. Some say Poilievre’s lack of clearance negatively affects Canada’s security, and many agree.
You think the Liberals will list those immigrant Liberal voters as a terrorist group? When pigs fly.
The only question on the Liberals immigration form is Will You Vote Liberal? If yes you get into Canada with free housing and food.
Speak for yourself. Eby has made sure you guys in BC will never afford one.
This guy is still yapping?! He doesn’t even have a home!
While I massively hate the Liberals, the Cons have proven useless. Poilievre is all slogans, nothing much else. He seems pretty content to let Carney and his f*scists run amok in Canada and screw the country, collecting a decent paycheck and living free in a mansion we provide, paying for nothing.
Canada’s whole political spectrum is finished. Not one party has a viable leader that I would vote for as a PM. Not one. So, what are Canadians to do when every party fails the country? I mean, look around you. The country is a literal fire. Or flood right now. The culmination of decades of bad government from ALL PARTIES!!
Disasters happening and governments at all levels are useless. All resources are stretched way over the max, or just not there. Firefighters are dying trying to do the job. There is lots and lots of water that we have nothing to get it on the fire with.
Maybe we should bomb the fire with some of the munitions we are buying for Ukraine. Maybe ol Donald could send a strike against the forests here. That vaunted USA might that snuffs out everything.
Crews are battling but losing. Arsonists and the indians are winning it seems. But we have billions for bombs and bullets and Ukraine and FN and everything else but food, safety and help for Canadians!
Our greatest enemy in Canada is the politicians kept in power by rich, ignorant, greedy corporate pukes and stupid blind acolytes. Along with a bought and paid for media!
Canada is in dire trouble. Huge trouble with this current crop of stinking politicians. From Eby the F*scist out here to The Queen of Separation in Alberta, Danielle Smith. Moe showed his MAGA stripes and Wab is just Wab, depthless.
Ontario over to the East is Liberal land. Full of blind and shortsighted acolytes, rich oligarchs who keep these fascists in power for their own gain. The odd one out is Quebec.
Not even a real province, not even trying to be! They take the lions share of everything and have a fed party in parliament whether they get voted in our not who has a disruptive say on everything. More money goes to Quebec from Canada than any other province! Time to cut them loose! Donald can have them!
I’m sick of the division caused by these regimes. I’m sick of the poverty and starvation they cause, while they get f*t and rich off us! POLITICIANS ARE THE SCOURGE OF THE COUNTRY!
As a lifelong conservative, Pierre lost my vote in 2024. He was rightfully supporting Israel after Oct 7, but he then went to the extreme of denying Palestinian identity. He chose to go that extreme when his predecessors used to instead support Israel as well as a 2 state solution.
And if you want to talk about banned Terror groups, then why hasn’t Canada banned the JDL/Never Again, just as its banned in the USA.
Why not listen to the people? We want Israel listed as a terrorist group.
The LPC loves terrorism
They have been excusing and funding it since they were elected