Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale addresses the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.
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August 17, 2016 - 8:31 AM
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says the government is looking at making counter-radicalization counselling mandatory for people under anti-terrorism peace bonds.
Ralph Goodale floated the idea one week after jihadi sympathizer Aaron Driver was killed by police in Strathroy, Ont.
Driver was under a court-ordered peace bond intended to limit his activities but he was able to obtain explosives, plan an apparent attack and film a martyrdom video.
Goodale says there were some ad hoc interventions aimed at helping deradicalize Driver but nothing deliberate and well-organized.
The minister says the government is looking for ways to make peace bonds more effective or to find alternatives.
The Liberals also plan to open a federal office of counter-radicalization to serve as a national focal point for counselling and intervention services.
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