Islamist Group Cancels Ontario Conference As Feds Eye Terrorist Listing

Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty speaks with journalists on his way to a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

An Islamist group banned in the United Kingdom and Germany has cancelled its conference in Ontario as the federal government considers labelling it a terrorist entity.

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty urged Hizb ut-Tahrir Canada to cancel its Khilafah Conference 2025, scheduled for Jan. 18 in Hamilton, Ont. The minister called the event, which focuses on establishing an Islamic caliphate, “deeply concerning,” in a Jan. 14 statement.