“He indicated he was planning to leave Canada to fight for the Islamic State. He indicated if he was unable to travel, he would strike from within. He was going to target government buildings, monuments, infrastructure such as electrical grids and federal employees.”

That is an apt summation of the hazards of preventing young Muslims who want to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State from doing so. They might all too easily decide to wage jihad in their home countries. As far as Western authorities are concerned, however, to consider that possibility is “Islamophobic.”

“‘I regret what I’ve done’: Manitoba teen charged in terrorism case,” by Josh Crabb, CTV News, November 15, 2016: