terrorism in Canada, home grown terrorists, Martin Rouleau

Just who was Martin Rouleau? Was he one of the home grown terrorists trying to spread terrorism in Canada? According to RCMP and other law enforcement agencies the answer was yes. A few days ago Martin Rouleau used his car to run down and try to kill two members of the Canadian Armed Forces, although one of the two is expected to survive so far. The RCMP had been working with Rouleau over the last four to five months, trying to help Martin change his radical way of thinking after he converted to Islam a little over a year and a half ago. The last time that the RCMP met with Martin Rouleau was less than two weeks before he committed his terrorist act, and Rouleau was killed after he ran down the service members by a law enforcement officer who witnessed the incident and followed him.

Martin Rouleau was one of the suspected home grown terrorists that law enforcement was keeping close tabs on. Rouleau came to the attention of the RCMP after he was stopped at an airport in July, and his passport was seized but there was no evidence that he had committed or was planning to commit a crime. For this reason Martin was not arrested, although he was on the radar of the RCMP and that is why the agency was meeting with Rouleau, his family, and even the imam of the mosque that he attended. Rouleau was killed when he left the scene of the murder and was followed by a law enforcement officer. Martin flipped the vehicle into a ditch, and when he emerged with a knife the officer shot and killed him.