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Alexandre Bissonette Research Paper

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On January 30, 27 year old Alexandre Bissonnette opened fire on a Quebec city Islamic Cultural Center, killing six attendants of the service. He was initially described a “lone wolf”, angering many more semantically minded people, claiming the act was one of terrorism. Bissonnette is described as a far-right nationalist, who called for more strict muslim restrictions and vetting. This one of the many act of violence relating to muslims in Canada, the last being a 2014 shooting of a Canadian soldier by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. In 2015, a mosque in Ontario was set on fire following the infamous Paris Terrorist attack. There have been, in fact, four mass shootings in Canada since 2014.

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