Asked whether Monday’s incident in Toronto was a terrorist attack, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale declined to speculate. The driver, an Australian citizen of Afghan descent, had a history of mental health problems and drug use. According to the Counter Extremism Project, a non-governmental organization that monitors terrorism and advocates for stronger laws and government policy to deter terrorists, there have been 36 vehicle attacks specifically linked to terrorists since 2006. In October 2014, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was killed in Quebec when Martin Rouleau deliberately ran the Canadian soldier down. Days later, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot and killed a soldier at the war memorial in Ottawa and then attacked Parliament Hill.

Source: National Post April 24, 2018 04:07 UTC