RCMP looking at whether Zehaf-Bibeau told anyone of his plans

ABOVE: RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson confirms that the RCMP will explore every angle before releasing a video recorded by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau just before he killed a soldier and attacked Parliament Hill.

OTTAWA – The country’s top Mountie says the RCMP is looking into whether the shooter in last week’s incidents in Ottawa told anyone of his plans prior to the attack.

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson says a video made by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau contains evidence that the shooting was driven by political and ideological motives.

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But Paulson says investigators don’t yet know if Zehaf-Bibeau shared his intentions to launch a violent attack.

Testifying at a Senate committee looking into security threats faced by Canada, Paulson says the Mounties didn’t know until after the shooting that Zehaf Bibeau wanted to go to the Middle East.

Later today, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney is expected to introduce a bill that would strengthen the powers of Canada’s spy agency to monitor and track people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks.

The senate national security committee, which launched its study of security threats before last week’s attack, is also expected to hear today from Michael Peirce, the assistant director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.