RCMP release ‘radicalized minor’ in N.B.’s first terrorism peace bond
CBC
A New Brunswick youth arrested in connection with facilitating terrorist activity has been released in the province’s first ever terrorism-related peace bond.
RCMP said the New Brunswick National Security Section of the RCMP 's Eastern Region arrested the minor toward the end of 2025, under s. 83.19 of the Criminal Code.
The accused has not been charged but instead released on conditions they must follow for a one-year period.
“A pledge not to disturb public order relating to terrorism can be used when investigators fear a terrorist offence may be committed, enabling the use of robust monitoring and de-escalation tools,” according to the release on Wednesday.
RCMP would not confirm where the arrest was made, what type of terrorism the youth is accused of facilitating, or what conditions this person is now under.
A terrorism peace bond allows a judge to apply conditions that limit some freedoms, such as prohibiting them from engaging in online activity, limiting their travel, or engagement with specific individuals.
“This case is part of a broader trend observed by the New Brunswick Social Security Service,” the release said. “They have noted that some young people are becoming radicalized due to their exposure to extremist online spaces and extremist peer networks.”
Criminologist Michael Boudreau said it’s a movement he’s seeing across the country. He teaches criminology and criminal justice at Saint Thomas University in Fredericton, including a course on hate crimes.
He said social media is playing a major role in the reach and recruitment of young people, with online chatrooms often playing a role.
“No one challenges your beliefs, and instead they reinforce them,” he said. “And if you're young and impressionable and don't have enough knowledge about different groups, can't filter this out, these can become very dangerous sites.”
Boudreau said people can fall down a “very disturbing rabbit hole” where racist, misogynistic or anti-feminist views are promoted in a way that might make sense to susceptible minds.
“It is inherently wrong, but once you're in that echo chamber, it just becomes reinforced literally on a daily basis,” he said.
In December, the government of Canada added four new organizations to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, which makes 90 in total.
The RCMP wouldn’t say what — if any — affiliation the youth had with a known terrorist organization.
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