Jewish groups want Ottawa to ban militia allegedly tied to Toronto shootings

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeNewsCanada Jewish groups want Ottawa to ban militia allegedly tied to Toronto shootings U.S. prosecutors say a Kata'ib Hezbollah member claimed responsibility for shootings at a Toronto synagogue and the U.S. consulate. The Iraqi militia is not on Canada's list of terrorist entities. Author of the article: By Mason Kossak Published Aug 21, 2026 4 minute read Join the conversation Federation CJA & CIJA organized a rally in Montreal. PHOTO BY DAVE SIDAWAY /Montreal Gazette Article content U.S. prosecutors say a member of Kata’ib Hezbollah told an undercover officer that his people were behind recent shootings at a Toronto synagogue and the U.S. consulate. The pro-Iran Shia militia based in Iraq is not on Canada’s list of terrorist entities. Article content The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and the Canadian Families of Victims of October 7 want it added, along with Palestine Action Canada and Masar Badil, in a campaign launching Friday on the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. Article content Article content Article content None of the three is on the list, which Public Safety Canada last updated July 28. Article content NP Posted Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable format. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content One of the requests is already before the public safety minister after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote to Gary Anandasangaree on Aug. 2 asking him to recommend that Kata’ib Hezbollah be listed immediately. “Yet it is still not listed as a terrorist entity in Canada,” Poilievre wrote. Article content Listing is a Governor in Council decision, made on the public safety minister’s recommendation. Once a group is on the list, banks must freeze its money and it becomes a crime to knowingly handle its property, fund it, recruit for it or travel to join it. Article content Jacqui Rivers Vital, whose daughter Adi was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, said that Canadians need to realize that eight of their fellow citizens were among the dead. Article content “Terrorism doesn’t end when an attack is over,” she said in a news release. “It leaves families forever changed and ripples through entire…