The Toronto 18 plot brought the spectre of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda into Canada’s homes and offices
Activate your Online Access NowRather than foreign targets on foreign soil, this was homegrown jihadi terrorism; terror plots in Canada to kill Canadians and destroy Canadian infrastructure and institutions, through bombings, shootings and beheadings.There was to have been bombs destroying the headquarters for Canada’s spy agency, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and a military base in Ontario.
None of that happened in the end, largely because the plotting had been uncovered by national security investigators and infiltrated by undercover agents.Article contentToronto 18The shocking events of that summer, and, in the 17 years since, surprising twists in what has happened to those convicted of the Toronto 18 plots, is the focus of an episode in the True Crime Byline podcast series.
National Post senior reporter Adrian Humphreys started covering the terror plots before the raids even happened, and continued to watch those who were imprisoned for terrorism. In recent years, he attended Parole Board of Canada hearings for key members of the Toronto 18, including
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