Canadian mother, whose son died fighting with a group linked to al Qaeda, wants more done to prevent radicalization

Initially, Chris Boudreau was happy. Her son, Damian Clairmont, had been struggling with depression. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and even tried killing himself. So Boudreau was happy when he turned to Islam. Its religious teachings brought him the first peace he'd known in years. And then, he darkened.

For Clairmont, Islam became all consuming. He renamed himself Mustafa al-Gharib. He started talking about going to Egypt to study to become an imam.

And then he was gone. Not to Egypt, but to Syria -- to fight as part of a group linked to al Qaeda.

Clairmont was killed in Syria last December or January. And his mother wishes she had more help trying to to curb her son's radicalization. Chris Boudreau spoke with Carol from her office in Calgary. She wants the government to do more to prevent young Canadians from ending up like her son.