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Crown prosecutor Jason Wakely had told the court earlier that the conversation shows that Dr. Sher and his alleged associates were bent on “violent jihad.”

Dr. Sher is pleading not guilty to conspiring with two others to facilitate a terrorist activity, which police have alleged also involved a possible bomb attack in the Ottawa area. His trial in an Ottawa courtroom began Monday.

The hour-long conversation played with a written transcript displayed on TV and computer screens takes place during a dinner and starts with a mundane exchange about the food, the benefits of gluten-free products and the merits of President’s Choice ice cream. One of the three reads the list of ingredients from the ice cream package.

The banter is often lighthearted and peppered with laughter.

After dinner, the conversation turns more political with talk of Afghanistan, Islam and secure ways of communicating.

Dr. Sher, father of three daughters, says relatively little but does mention sending money to the others and using email, “better not to be tracked.”

He speaks briefly about going to Pakistan in 2005 to help victims of the deadly earthquake and coincidentally meeting a man he spoke to about “training.”

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One of his alleged co-conspirators mentions that he had thought of fighting in Russia with Chechnya rebels.

After dinner, one of the alleged co-conspirators suggests forming a “group” to work together in an atmosphere of mutual trust.