The Toronto “Van Incident” and Terrorism in Canada

ConclusionThere is a small chance of being murdered in a terrorist attack in Canada over the last 25 years.   By comparison, the annual chance of being murdered in a terrorist attack in the United States over that time was about25 times greater than in Canada.   Similarly, the annual chance of being murdered in a terrorist attack inCanada also appears to be lower than in Europe.   The chance of being murdered in a non-terrorist murder in Canada was over 1000 times greater.  Alek Minassian’s horrific mass murder does not appear to be a terrorist attack based on the information available at this time, but if it does turn out to be terrorism then it would be the deadliest attack on Canadian soil since December 6, 1989, whenMarc Lepine murdered 14 and injured 14 others in an attack inspired by his anti-feminism.   The murder or death of innocent people is tragic no matter the circumstances and the perpetrator should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.  Regardless, Canadians can at least take some comfort in the fact that the chance of being murdered in a terrorist attack in Canada is small in ab solute terms, relative to the residents of other developed nations, and compared to the chance of being murdered in a non-terrorist homicide.         
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