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Mr. Clairmont, who lived on social assistance in Calgary, and Mr. Poulin, who had brushes with the law in Timmins, Ont., were troubled youths who converted to Islam, became radicalized and died soon after arriving in Syria.

Quoting pro-Al-Qaeda ideologue Anwar Al Awlaki saying that jihad was becoming as American as apple pie and as British as afternoon tea, Abu Dujana wrote it was “high time that we add to his statement ‘and as Canadian as maple syrup.’”

Responding to the blog post, Mr. Fatah called Abu Dujana an “Islamist promoter of a death cult” but said he agreed with him that those who subscribed to his extremist views should depart Canada to die for their cause.

“I say hallelujah,” said the author and columnist. “I urge all Canadian Islamists to follow the footsteps of this jihadi and leave Canada, permanently by burning their passports on arrival in Syria, Somalia, Pakistan or Afghanistan or whatever jihadi hellhole they wish to live in, but leave us alone and stop being the parasites that you are, eating away at Canada like termites.”

Mr. Shaikh, who helped bring down the Toronto 18 terrorist group in 2006, called Abu Dujana and his group “losers with no prospect of meaningful employment and even marriage.” He said they “depict Islam as a religion of terrorism” when “in reality, they are not even Muslims but parade around in its garb.”

Said Imam Soharwardy, founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada: “There is no reward for this from Allah. Their war against innocent Muslims in Syria is not jihad at all. They are committing crimes and will be punished by Allah eternally in their graves.”