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By Anthony Murdoch

Comprehensive screenings were never done for suspected Egyptian terrorists, including those linked to ISIS torturing who were arrested after plotting an attack in Toronto.

Canada’s immigration officials admitted that “comprehensive security screenings” were never done for suspected Egyptian terrorists, including those linked to ISIS torturing who were let into Canada and arrested after plotting a huge attack in Toronto.

As per Blacklock’s Reporter, former Trudeau-era Immigration Minister Marc Miller defended the way the case was handled despite the obvious concerns surrounding the individuals arrested.

An August 28 briefing note from last year titled “Security Screening Note – Alleged Terrorist Immigration To Canada,” stated that the immigration application for the men let into Canada “was not referred to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service or Canada Border Services Agency for comprehensive security screening.”

“Work permits linked to asylum claims are not typically assessed for admissibility,” it read.

The men arrested last July 28 were Egyptian national Ahmed Eldidi, 63, and his 27-year-old son, Mostafa, of Scarborough, Ontario. They were plotting a “serious, violent attack” in Toronto.

The pair, who are in jail, will face trial in 2026 on charges of terrorism as well as conspiracy to murder, “possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose” and aggravated assault.

According to records, in 2018, Eldidi Sr. received a work permit without “comprehensive security screening” only seven months after coming to Canada via Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.

More shockingly, the man was given Canadian citizenship in May 2024. It was a month later when Canadian security agents learned that Eldidi Sr. had appeared in a 2015 ISIS torture video.

When it comes to Eldidi Jr., in 2019, he was refused a foreign student permit, being labeled a “potential non-genuine student.”

Nonetheless, he was let into Canada in 2020 after coming in via a land border from New York state. He claimed refugee status and was granted full status in 2022.

Last September 19, 2024, Miller, in testimony before the House of Commons public safety committee, defended how his department handled the case, claiming, “We are confident in our security screening.”

Under the former Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada let in a record number of immigrants, many from Muslim nations.

New Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney recently sparked controversy after suggesting that “Muslim values” are “Canadian values,” with many pointing out that Canada is a nation founded by Christians, not Islam.

Miller was fired by Carney on May 13. He now acts as the chair of the House of Commons justice committee.

Conservatives demand answers on how suspected terrorists were let into Canada

When news got out of how the suspected terrorists were allowed into Canada with seemingly no vetting, the Conservative Party spoke out.

Conservative MP Raquel Dancho said the arrests of the father/son duo show how flawed Canada’s immigration system is.

“We have yet to find out how this has happened and to my knowledge you have made no commitment of how you are going to fix it and prevent it from happening again,” she said directly to Miller.

“What specific steps have you taken in the past few weeks to ensure no more alleged terrorists gain entry to Canada?” she asked.

In response, Miller said, “There are a number of elements about this case I cannot discuss publicly.”

Conservative MP Larry Brock raised alarm bells at an August 28, 2024, public safety committee hearing by asking, “What other terrorists are walking the streets here in Canada right now waiting to commit terrorist acts against innocent Canadian citizens?”

“What the hell is going on?” he said loudly.

By Gwyn Morgan

Mark Carney was supposed to be the adult in the room. After nearly a decade of runaway spending under Justin Trudeau, the former central banker was presented to Canadians as a steady hand – someone who could responsibly manage the economy and restore fiscal discipline.

Instead, Carney has taken Trudeau’s recklessness and dialled it up. His government’s recently released spending plan shows an increase of 8.5 percent this fiscal year to $437.8 billion. Add in “non-budgetary spending” such as EI payouts, plus at least $49 billion just to service the burgeoning national debt and total spending in Carney’s first year in office will hit $554.5 billion.

Even if tax revenues were to remain level with last year – and they almost certainly won’t given the tariff wars ravaging Canadian industry – we are hurtling toward a deficit that could easily exceed 3 percent of GDP, and thus dwarf our meagre annual economic growth. It will only get worse. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates debt interest alone will consume $70 billion annually by 2029. Fitch Ratings recently warned of Canada’s “rapid and steep fiscal deterioration”, noting that if the Liberal program is implemented total federal, provincial and local debt would rise to 90 percent of GDP.

This was already a fiscal powder keg. But then Carney casually tossed in a lit match. At June’s NATO summit, he pledged to raise defence spending to 2 percent of GDP this fiscal year – to roughly $62 billion. Days later, he stunned even his own caucus by promising to match NATO’s new 5 percent target. If he and his Liberal colleagues follow through, Canada’s defence spending will balloon to the current annual equivalent of $155 billion per year. There is no plan to pay for this. It will all go on the national credit card.

This is not “responsible government.” It is economic madness.

And it’s happening amid broader economic decline. Business investment per worker – a key driver of productivity and living standards – has been shrinking since 2015. The C.D. Howe Institute warns that Canadian workers are increasingly “underequipped compared to their peers abroad,” making us less competitive and less prosperous.

The problem isn’t a lack of money; it’s a lack of discipline and vision. We’ve created a business climate that punishes investment: high taxes, sluggish regulatory processes, and politically motivated uncertainty. Carney has done nothing to reverse this. If anything, he’s making the situation worse.

Recall the 2008 global financial meltdown. Carney loves to highlight his role as Bank of Canada Governor during that time but the true credit for steering the country through the crisis belongs to then-prime minister Stephen Harper and his finance minister, Jim Flaherty. Facing the pressures of a minority Parliament, they made the tough decisions that safeguarded Canada’s fiscal foundation. Their disciplined governance is something Carney would do well to emulate.

Instead, he’s tearing down that legacy. His recent $4.3 billion aid pledge to Ukraine, made without parliamentary approval, exemplifies his careless approach. And his self-proclaimed image as the experienced technocrat who could go eyeball-to-eyeball against Trump is starting to crack. Instead of respecting Carney, Trump is almost toying with him, announcing in June, for example that the U.S. would pull out of the much-ballyhooed bilateral trade talks launched at the G7 Summit less than two weeks earlier.

Ordinary Canadians will foot the bill for Carney’s fiscal mess. The dollar has weakened. Young Canadians – already priced out of the housing market – will inherit a mountain of debt. This is not stewardship. It’s generational theft.

Some still believe Carney will pivot – that he will eventually govern sensibly. But nothing in his actions supports that hope. A leader serious about economic renewal would cancel wasteful Trudeau-era programs, streamline approvals for energy and resource projects, and offer incentives for capital investment. Instead, we’re getting more borrowing and ideological showmanship.

It’s no longer credible to say Carney is better than Trudeau. He’s worse. Trudeau at least pretended deficits were temporary. Carney has made them permanent – and more dangerous.

This is a betrayal of the fiscal stability Canadians were promised. If we care about our credit rating, our standard of living, or the future we are leaving our children, we must change course.

That begins by removing a government unwilling – or unable – to do the job.

Canada once set an economic example for others. Those days are gone. The warning signs – soaring debt, declining productivity, and diminished global standing – are everywhere. Carney’s defenders may still hope he can grow into the job. Canada cannot afford to wait and find out.

The original, full-length version of this article was recently published in C2C Journal.

Gwyn Morgan is a retired business leader who was a director of five global corporations.