Description: Deadly car ramming attack in Vancouver left 11 people dead as the local police reported to have arrested the suspect who was reported to have had problems with mental illness. The deadly incident happened during an event in Vancouver held by the minority Filipino community a festival called the Lapu – Lapu Day. Vancouver police official Chief Constable Steve Rai has denounced any extremist or terrorist ties revolving around the suspect and stated that the individual had severe mental health issues and several recorded interactions with the authorities. The incident happened just two days before a crucial election in Canada which would determine the country’s path in times when Canada is facing wavering political and economic conditions.
Impact: Car ramming attacks have marked a substantial rise in the past couple of months leaving scores of victims mostly pertaining to a country’s minority communities. Even though most of these attacks have had an ideological background and were instigated by extremists and radicals, more often than not, people with porous psychological mental state became the main perpetrators of these deadly attacks. Criminologists and criminal psychology experts have warned that several factors were contributing towards the rise in these kinds of attacks such as accessibility to radicalization websites, the rise of the neo – nazi ideologies within the white supremacist groups and far – right political movements and crucial socio – economic and political changes happening in various countries. Most of the recent car ramming attacks have happened against members of ethnic minorities and were correlated with key political alterations such as election cycles, which raised suspicions that the attacks were politically motivated by radically supported elements within various countries. The repercussions and socio – economic effects from the attack could influence the polls in the upcoming elections which project Liberal Mark Carney to face Conservatist Pierre Poilievre, with Carney eventually being inaugurated as Canada’s next Prime Minister.