Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 75 FOILED THREAT IN STRATHROY, ONTARIO SHOWS LIMITS OF CONTROLLING ASPIRING TERRORISTS He added: “You will pay for everything you have brought on us.” Mr. Driver’s neighbours in Strathroy said he worked at Meridian Lightweight Technologies Inc., a company that manufactures automotive parts using magnesium. While he kept a low profile, his next-door neighbour recalled odd incidents in recent months. “He was just sort of in and out all of the time,” Maria Pereira said. “We’d hear banging in the back shed. I thought someone was living there,” she said, noting that it began in the winter, when Mr. Driver is said to have moved into the house. Ms. Pereira said she called StrathroyCaradoc Police Service on July 31 after she heard what sounded like loud firecrackers. The police drove by, she said, but she doesn’t remember them going to speak with the resident. (When asked to confirm whether such a call was received or acted upon, a spokesperson for Strathroy police said, “You’ll have to file a freedom of information request for that.”) Ms. Pereira said she saw Mr. Driver’s sister leave the house with her children on Monday. The estranged son of a Canadian Forces corporal, Mr. Driver grew up in Ontario but was living in Winnipeg when his tweeting activities caught the attention of authorities in 2014. He was arrested in June of last year because of concerns about his activities online. He agreed to a peace bond that restricted his movements and online activities. The peace-bond conditions that he agreed to in February included living with his sister in Strathroy, as well as not possessing firearms or explosives, not possessing cellphones or computers, staying off social media and not possessing anything bearing the symbols of the Islamic State. The ban on computers and cellphones was to end on Aug. 31. In a 2015 interview with the CBC, Mr. Driver said he was not a terrorism threat, but he added, “I’m okay with soldiers or police officers being targeted” because of what they did to Muslims. “Seeing some of the things that are happening in Syria, it infuriates you and it breaks your heart at the same time, and I think that if you know what’s going on, you have to do something,” he said. www.theglobeandmail.com ...continued Seeing some of the things that are happening in Syria, it infuriates you and it breaks your heart at the same time, and I think that if you know what’s going on, you have to do something. “ ”
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