RICHARD, it is not likely that the most recent shooting was done by a radicalized person. Perhaps it was a copycat crime. But given the history below, it's little wonder each individual who kills like this is being examined. They may have converted and joined the racidal version of Jihad due to mental illness - but that makes them no less dangerous.

In late August: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...them-1.2751035
Members of Calgary's Muslim community say they're alarmed and frustrated at the news two more Canadians have joined the ranks of the jihadist group ISIS, and they're calling on the federal government to do more about the radicalization of youth.
CBC News reported exclusively on Thursday that Greg and Collin Gordon, who converted to Islam and became known to members of Calgary's Muslim community as Abdul Malik and Khalid, had joined the ranks of foreign fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The brothers disappeared sometime in late 2012.
"This is getting very serious," Calgary Imam Syed Soharwardy told CBC News. "In my opinion the government has to put up more resources to monitor the activities of those who are recruiting, those who are getting recruited and those who are coming back.
"My biggest nightmare is those who are coming back."
[emphasis mine]



The man below waited for two hours until two military officers appeared and purposely ran them down with his car. This was just a few miles south of Montreal. Montreal itself is just 2 hours drive from Ottawa. One soldier died. Rouleau was shot dead.

Couture-Rouleau was one of 90 people being monitored by the RCMP as part of 63 national security investigations, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said Tuesday.
Those numbers refer to people suspected of being involved with terrorism-related activities, including financing, not specifically to fighting alongside extremists...


RCMP confirmed that Martin Couture-Rouleau's passport had been seized and that he was one of 90 suspected extremists who the RCMP believed intended to join militants fighting abroad. (Facebook)
Converted to Islam in 2013

So far, little is known about Couture-Rouleau. He had a pressure-washing business registered in Quebec. Legal documents show he converted to Islam in 2013.
Radio-Canada reported that Couture-Rouleau's Facebook page, which is no longer active, identified him as Ahmad LeConverti (Ahmad the Converted). That Facebook page shows a young man whose views had become more and more extreme over time.
Propaganda videos and other materials admiring jihad — or “holy war” against enemies of Islam — appeared on his Facebook profile page, including a video featuring the logo for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Earlier this fall, an ISIS propaganda video called on the group’s followers to target people in a number of countries, including Canada.
It specifically suggested running people over with cars.

However, in the city a mere 20 minutes from me, this happened:

Ottawa shooting: Mother of dead Canadian jihadi Damian Clairmont calls for action

A Calgary mother whose son died while fighting for militants in Syria says the government must do more about the threat posed by homegrown terrorists in the wake of Wednesday’s deadly attack at the nation’s capital.

A picture of Chris Boudreau and her son, Damian Clairmont, taken in November 2011, which was one year before he left for Syria (Chris Boudreau)