Terrorism In Canada Essay

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While some of the potential recruits come from within the Canadian borders, others may travel abroad in order to join one of these terrorist groups or organizations. Canadian extremist travellers represent a small but part of the broader international problem when combating terrorism. In 2014, the Canadian Government reported about 130 individuals with a nexus to Canada were abroad and suspected of engaging in terrorism-related activity (Publicsafety.GC.CA, 2016, Pg. 6-7). The other main threat within Canada is the Right-Wing Extremist movement. These groups also pose a threat due to Canadian citizens and law enforcement officers, due to the now, over 100 right-wing extremist groups operating in Canada, mostly concentrated in Alberta, British …show more content…

Since the September 9/11 attacks in the U.S., Canada has had four terrorist attacks and incidents. however nothing to the extent as other countries have seen in the same time period. The most recent attack was on January 29, 2017, when a shooting incident occurred at a Quebec City mosque, leaving six dead and eight injured (Canadian Press, 2017, Par. 1). On August 10, 2016, police shoot and kill terror suspect Aaron Driver in Ontario, after making a video stating he was planning to detonate a homemade bomb in a Canadian urban center (Canadian Press, 2017, Par. 2). The suspect detonated an explosive device in a taxicab before police were able to kill him. On October 22, 2014, Parliament Hill security and police shoot and kill Michael Zahaf-Bibeau after he killed Canadian soldier at the National War Memorial and then entered the Parliament Buildings (Canadian Press, 2017, Par. 3). On October 20, 2014, the Quebec police shoot and kill Martin Couture-Rouleau after he threatens an officer with a knife. He was wanted for running down an officer and another soldier (Canadian Press, 2017, Par. 4). All four of these attacks took place over a 16-year timespan, and resulting in relative low amount of death, 9, especially when evaluating other western countries terrorist attacks. This shows one of two things, CSIS and the Canadian Government have been able to thwart and prevent several terrorist plots

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