Would-be Canadian terrorists are often made in Canada

Contrary to public wisdom, radicalization to violence is a Canadian problem: it does not appear on our shores via the immigration system.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale was assigned to establish the Office of the Community Outreach and Counter-radicalization Coordinator by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015. He has so far been unable to do so.
OTTAWA—What is a citizen? Well, it depends. The concept appears to date back to city states in ancient Greece, but in the modern era each state decides what the rules are. For the average person citizenship is determined by the particular country in which they were born. There are, however, except...

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