What does the recent arrest of two people who are suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Canadian soil mean to you? What impact does it have on Canada? What impact does it have on how people think about Islam? What motivates people to turn to terrorism in Canada?
This issue affects not only myself but my friends and family as well. This issue affects myself directly because I will be attending the University of Toronto next year and was previously planning on taking the train back home. I also have many friends and family that live in Toronto and use the train as their mode of transportation. The fact that this issue has migrated from the US up to Canadian soil concerns me. The devastation that the Boston marathon bombing brought to not only Americans, but citizens from all across the world terrifies me if it were to take place in my own community. If something were to happen close to my home, I myself would be emotionally scarred over the event. Islamic citizens are now looked at differently after these two events. Innocent Islamic-Canadian's and or American's are receiving scrutiny following the events. I believe that it is directly impacting their culture as they continue to protect their religion and their "brothers". I cannot think of a mens rea that could connect to Canadian terrorism. What I do know is that the Boston marathon bombing has become a gateway event for other terrorist to commit their actus reus's against targeted nation.
I definitely agree with your post. This issue was a crude awakening and it shows us that Canada is just as highly a target for these act as any other country despite how 'safe' we may view our country. Although it is reassuring to see that our security departments have been doing great work and were able to pick up on this act of terrorism. Great post Emily!
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