Why Is No One Worried About a 5-Fold Increase in Terrorism Charges in Canada?

Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi (L) in a courtroom sketch with his son, Mostafa Eldidi, as they appeared via video for a hearing in Newmarket, Ont., on Aug. 1, 2024. The pair face nine different terrorism charges, including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the ISIS terrorist group. The Canadian Press/Alexandra Newbould

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Remember when car thefts were all the rage? News story after news story told us that this form of crime was skyrocketing in Canada: almost doubling in Ontario and Quebec, up by a third in Alberta, and a fifth in Atlantic Canada in 2022. People were flocking to buy newfangled locking mechanisms, and some owners even put retractable steel or concrete bollards in their driveways!