Good thing they stopped them, eh? What assets they will be to Canada! “‘These are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested, as the decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member. As a result family members often find themselves at a complete loss and unable to understand the decision made by the youth,’ police said.” Police apparently take such protestations at face value, without bothering to investigate whether they’re entirely sincere.
“Canadian police arrest 10 at airport on suspicion of leaving to join Isis,” Associated Press, May 20, 2015 (thanks to Krazykafir):
Canadian police have revealed they arrested 10 young people at Montreal’s Trudeau international airport last weekend on suspicion of wanting to go to Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement late on Tuesday night that no charges had yet been brought but the investigation was continuing. All 10 involved had their passports confiscated.
The RCMP said it was unable to disclose the identity of those arrested or any information about what led to their arrest because charges had not been brought.
“We can say, however, that the families and friends of the young persons have been met by investigators,” the RCMP statement said.
Police asked the media to respect the privacy of the family members.
“These are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested, as the decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member. As a result family members often find themselves at a complete loss and unable to understand the decision made by the youth,” police said….
sidney penny says
” Police apparently take such protestations at face value, without bothering to investigate whether they’re entirely sincere.”
Are Police not suspicious of what people tell them anymore ?
I thought it was part of their training not to accept what is told to them at face value.You investigate before you make a decision.You check out all the facts and figures.Then you make a statement to the public and or a decision to prosecute.
Police should not become a mouthpiece for the family.
Canadian assets eh?
Don McKellar says
When are the governments of modern, culturally advanced countries going to WAKE UP and let these retards leave before they start killing for Allah? And when are they going to strip these people of their citizenship and passports? YES THEY CAN DO THAT. ALL IT TAKES IS THE POLITICAL WILL. Let these rat bastards then fend for themselves as “stateless refugees” who can never return.
RonaldB says
“let these retards leave before they start killing for Allah…”
I agree with the sentiment that Canada is better off letting these people leave, and yanking their passports and citizenship….
However, as I have mentioned before, it is not moral to allow people to leave when you know they have the intention of murdering civilians, Christians, Yazidis, and anyone else they wish to murder.
I think these would-be jihadis should be imprisoned for conspiracy to commit murder and not paroled. If they make it out of the country, of course their passport should be pulled…but the country should not be complicit in allowing them to leave.
Rob Porter says
Don, I’ll remind or enlighten you, that after that jihadi Muslim shot and murdered a Canadian soldier in Ottawa and then charged into the Parliamentary building where he was shot dead, the wondrous Royal Canadian Mounted Police set about whitewashing that Muslim’s connections to Islam. We learned this on SUN TV from a security expert in Ottawa. So don’t be surprised at the RCMP coming up with some maudlin twaddle over the shock of Muslim families upon finding out that their loved one was setting off to join ISIS in Syria or Iraq. I am reminded that not long ago in Canada there were boasts about immigrants to Canada integrating far better than in the UK and European countries and now we see that this amounted to a load of self-congratulatory tripe. Nowhere are Muslims satisfied unless their pathetic medieval culture is embraced and supplants all others. They are the worst immigrants imaginable and any government that continues to permit their entry is criminally negligent.
t. says
“Nowhere are Muslims satisfied unless their pathetic medieval culture is embraced and supplants all others. They are the worst immigrants imaginable and any government that continues to permit their entry is criminally negligent.”
It may sound ugly, but it’s absolutely true and accurate!
John says
How can they possibly take the families’ claims at face value after the Omar Khadr case, where his supporters never tire of telling us he was brainwashed by his family?
Rob Porter says
The RCMP can “possibly” do it when afflicted by political correctness rather endowed with common sense. Evidently they consider it clever to be stupid. This once excellent police force has taken a nose dive.
celtic warriarcanada says
” Family members are often at a complete loss to understand the decision made by the youth.” A COMPLETE LOSS , LOL , They cannot figure out that teaching their children from the koran , that they are superior people ,and that all infidels , especially the Jews who are the descendants of apes and pigs : and Christians who are deceived and obviously stupid , THOUGH We sure like their money and women . But don,t make friends with them ,however ; cruelly murder them ,rape their wives and sell their daughters for sex slaves. or tax and oppress them , or all of the above . allah will be pleased with you, and if you die , you will go to A SEXUAL PARADISE WITH VIRGINS AND YOUNG BOYS ! FUN FUN FUN . HOW COULD CHILDREN TAUGHT THIS FROM AN EARLY AGE ACTUALLY MAKE THE DECISION TO DO THESE THINGS . Obviously these poor distraught FAMILY MEMBERS, are mentally challenged or JUST DAMN LIARS ! BUT EVEN STUPIDER THAN THEM ,are the GULLIBLE R.C.M.P. OFFICERS WHO BELIEVE THEIR B.S. .
Blue says
How times have changed.As a young boy,I was lead to believe that the Mounties always got their man.Is it now R.C.M.P. to gullible boy scout?
Ron Grant says
Do we even know what led to these youths arrest? Did families/friends/community turn them in? That would be a good sign.
Jack Gordon says
But there is a more interesting aspect to this. According to Radio Canada (French), these were indeed all kids, most of them still in high school ! And of course authorities won’t release their names — it’s “for the children,” don’t you know. Thus the daffy multiculturists north of the 45th get an added benefit from “protecting the children” here since we aren’t regaled with a stream of ‘Mohmmameds’, ‘Aabans’, and ‘Usmans’ that would tip us off as to the real reason these youngsters wanted to become cutthroats and mass murderers, viz. to follow the example of the Most Perfect Man ever, the Great Desert Pervert. It also allowed Radio Canada morning hosts to wonder aloud “What could have radicalized these children?” Oui, Mme, qu’est-ce, en effet, qui a radicalisé ces enfants?
rcourtemanche says
Let them go; just don’t allow them back in.
Wonder how many of them are not originally Muslim. Islamism has made headway in this country. It seems to me that it entices the youth because it’s allowed to be glorified. There’s nothing of substance being done to eradicate it. To the contrary, our coward politicians, bureaucrats and the media have sort self-imposed the Sharia, and political correctness isn’t dying. Drastic measures have to happen if there’s any chance to retake this country, something very similar to Geert Wilders’ plan. Of course, Imam Obama isn’t helping things.
Angemon says
Bah. Should have let the bastards left and shred their passports. Also “Trudeau Airport”, eh? This makes me wonder if jolly old Justin has said anything regarding this incident…
Sheri says
Maybe the police should start monitoring whats being taught in the Mosques.
sahani says
The death of west started when They said ISLAM IS RELIGION OF PEACE.
Death of EAST stared when they said ALL RELIGIONS ARE SAME.
Lee says
Once again, that travesty of Canadian justice called the Youth Criminal Justice Act has protected the identity of a group of vicious little savages. This absurd law guarantees that they will never face trial in an adult court, and will be turned loose on Canadian society again with only the most trivial, if any, punishment. Meanwhile the apologist, politically-correct, muslim-pandering media, government officials and general leftist libtards continue to bleat on and on about how we must “discover the root causes of their radicalization”. Here’s a hint: The root cause of terrorism is, not surprisingly…………….. TERRORISTS!
Canadians can justifiably pride themselves on being a good example of functioning “multiculturalism”. People of every ethic/religious affiliation have made homes in this country. They have IMMIGRATED, INTEGRATED, ASSIMILATED, PARTICIPATED and become proud, contributing members of Canadian society. They have always been free to practice THEIR religious beliefs and enjoy their cultural practices. AND, they have NOT made ridiculous demands for accommodation of their cultural/religious practices in disregard of the societal norms!
For the most part, our immigrant populations are as “Canadian” as any native-born citizen. They have the democratic freedoms our country offers to retain their language, religious and cultural identities, yet within a generation or two they have usually integrated through marriage and/or other social affiliation into the greater cultural mosaic that is the Canadian society. More than most natural-born Canadians, these immigrants have seen firsthand and they understand the huge importance of defending the democratic freedoms they enjoy here. The SOLE EXCEPTION to this is the MUSLIM population in our country!
Mainstream media is busy censoring any public commentary on the current state of anti-muslim sentiment that is growing exponentially in this country. Those of us who have been tuned in to the “muslim” problem in this country for well over a decade, are pleasantly surprised to see the general level of vitriol displayed by otherwise moderate, law-abiding Canadians who are finally waking up to the very real threat facing us. As for the apologists who claim “this has nothing to do with islam”, all I can say is “Not every muslim is a terrorist, but every terrorist is a muslim.”
Ron Grant says
” The root cause of terrorism is, not surprisingly…………….. TERRORISTS! ”
I see you have an excellent grip on root causes,Lee.Where did you pick that up? Pulling Dandelions up on your lawn? Really,it isn’t about causes at all for you and your like,it’s about mean-spiritedness,similar to the Government of the day.
As to your bigoted remarks about Muslims,we have maybe one million Muslims in Canada,and the vast majority are good,decent citizens or landed immigrants,and they are the fastest growing immigrant population here,so get used to them.
Lee says
Apparently intelligent discourse isn’t your long suit. Feel better after your juvenile rant?
Peggy says
That’s one million too many.
Most peacefui? Hardly, where do you think the radical ones get support from? They are quite happy to sit back and allow some to do the job for all because that way they can appear peaceful.
Do you see any of them protesting against terror committed against non Muslims? They are quick to take to the street with threatening signs when someone dares to say a negative thing about their prophet or draw him but when they blow us up and commit genocide against Christians in ME not one stands up and marches with a sign.
Don’t allow them to fool you.
TH says
They should cancel the passports and never allow them to come back. Otherwise they are or will be accomplices to the eventual crimes they will perform. This is not rocket science, just plain common sense.
Ricky Black says
They have no idea why they wanted to go? Are you kidding me? I know why, it’s the Koran.
BullShi'ite says
From what I understand, the kids where turned in by their own worried parents. A number of them where studying under a particular “muslim scholar” “teaching” at College Maisonneuve (Adil Charkaoui of the Centre communautaire islamique de l’Est de Montréal). The guy’s got a story of having some of his “students” joining, or wanting to join, jihadists in Syria…
Said “scholar” is not on the college payroll’s : he rents a classroom to share his wonderful “knowledge”.
Since most of the kids are underage, we don’t know their names, but they must muslims if studying what the guy teaches.
Peggy says
If the parents were as worried as they say why did they allow them to study under this guy? Don’t parents have any influence with their kids? I thought that Muslim families are very close and the father is in charge so how come so many can turn out so badly? Parents turning them in is part of the deceipt. It’s designed to fool us into thinking that they had nothing to do with their children becoming radical.
So why allow them to attend mosques where hatred is preached and why allow them to attend classes run by the radicals?
Seems our governments and media are too quick to accept what Muslims say without even questioning it.
Ron Grant says
“If the parents were as worried as they say why did they allow them to study under this guy? Don’t parents..”
Some good questions,Peggy.Questions we will want to know.And I think the parents of these youths will be asking themselves,too.Lets wait for the answers.
” Parents turning them in is part of the deceipt.”
Wow! Where did that come from,Peg?
“Seems our governments and media are too quick to accept what Muslims say..”
You mean some of these Muslims? Or some Muslims.No,you said Muslims,as in each and every Muslim. Treat them all with one broad brushstroke,eh,Peggy ?