Mubin Shaikh

Who is Mubin Shaikh?

Mubin Shaikh was one of two undercover counter terrorism operatives for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in the 2006 Toronto Terrorism case. He was active with the Service for some years domestically as well as abroad but the details of his activities are subject to national security restrictions and have never been disclosed to the public. He moved on to become a Royal Canadian Mounted Police agent when one of the Service investigations uncovered a group of young Muslim men of various ethnic backgrounds intending to engage in criminal offences regarding terrorism.

It appears from the court evidence that the plot was well underway before CSIS had assigned Mubin Shaikh to this investigation. Shaikh was not made aware of the information CSIS already had in order to keep him objective. The CSIS investigation was formally moved to the RCMP when Shaikh verified the information as disclosed to him by the subjects of the investigation.

He had expressed his dismay at many Canadians who were skeptical of the allegations of a legitimate terrorist plot.

Following three public hearings; Youth Preliminary Hearings, Adult Preliminary Hearings and a Youth Trial by Judge, and despite allegations of entrapment, in March 2009 judge John Sproat vindicated Shaikh of any wrongdoing and stated in his ruling that the groups plans were already underway prior to Shaikh's involvement and could not have been the result of the state abusing its authority.