Jewish groups in Canada are applauding the 20-year sentence handed down Friday to an Ontario man on terrorism-related charges. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice sentenced Matthew Althorpe to 20 years imprisonment for facilitating a terrorist activity, instructing others to carry out a terrorist activity and committing an indictable offence (willfully promoting hatred) for a terrorist group. “He produced videos, images, publications, and posts on the social messaging application Telegram encouraging hate against minorities,” the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in a press release. “Today’s sentencing sends a powerful message: those who spread hate, inflict violence, and terrorize communities will be held fully accountable under the law,” the groups said. “His hatred and violent extremism targeted all those who did not align with his grotesque ideology,” they said.

Source: National Post March 27, 2026 20:26 UTC