Jumping the gun to label an act as ‘terrorism’ serves no useful purpose

We must allow the relevant authorities time to do their investigation and determine, if they can, whether the alleged shooter in the Quebec mosque attack had any assistance, was in contact with like-minded people, was cajoled or urged to kill, chose his targets deliberately—as opposed to randomly—or was suffering from a mental illness when he acted.
Messages of hope at a vigil on Parliament Hill on January 30, remembering and paying respects to the victims of the Quebec mosque shooting, which took place on Sunday.

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