Canadian Court Recognizes 2021 Attack on Muslim Family as Terrorism

Nathaniel Veltman sentenced to life for the murder of four and attempted murder, marking a historic legal precedent in Canada.

An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled that Nathaniel Veltman's killing of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, in 2021 constituted terrorism.
Veltman was sentenced to five life sentences, with no possibility of parole for 25 years, for the murder of four family members and the attempted murder of a boy who survived.
The attack, motivated by white supremacist beliefs, targeted the family because of their Muslim faith.
This landmark ruling marks the first time in Canada that a far-right extremist has been legally recognized as committing an act of terrorism.
The case has sparked widespread discussion on hate crimes, terrorism, and the impact of white supremacist ideologies in Canada.