Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced plans to investigate whether the Canadian citizenship of the man accused of plotting a terror attack in Toronto should be revoked.
62-year-old Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his son, 26-year-old Mostafa Eldidi, were apprehended in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and are facing nine terrorism charges, including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Upon the announcement of the charges by the RCMP on July 31, it was revealed that the two individuals were in the advanced stages of planning a serious and violent attack in Toronto.
In addition to being a Canadian citizen, the elder Eldidi is also charged with one count of aggravated assault outside the country.
During a press conference in Church Point, Nova Scotia, Minister Miller stated that he has tasked his deputy minister with creating a timeline of events detailing how the accused obtained his citizenship.
Under Canadian federal legislation, citizenship can be revoked if it was obtained through false information or the concealment of relevant facts.
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