Key Background Canada has seen several high-profile attacks against Muslims in recent years.<\/b>
\nHundreds of mourners gathered in the Canadian city of London on Saturday afternoon for the funeral of four family members who were killed when a man drove into them with a truck in an apparent attack last Sunday motivated by hatred of Muslims. Canada has seen several high-profile attacks against Muslims in recent years. A shooter killed six people at a mosque in Quebec City in 2017. In September, a man was stabbed to death outside a mosque in Toronto. Hate crimes against Muslims rose 10% percent in 2019, according to the Times. London, a city of 405,000 people 120 miles southwest of Toronto, has about 45,000 Muslim residents, its mayor, Ed Holder, told the New York Times. Anti-Muslim marchers targeted the city in 2017 but more counter-protestors showed up. Police and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have both described the alleged attack as a hate crime, but Veltman has not been charged with one. Detective Superintendent Paul Waight of the London Police Service said Wednesday they and federal law enforcement were investigating whether Veltman could be charged with terrorism, according to the AP. \u201cIt\u2019s very rare to see actual terrorism charges brought because it ups the burden on the prosecutor without really adding anything in terms of sentence,\u201d Leah West, a law professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, told the Times. Trudeau, whose government labeled the Proud Boys a terrorist organization in February, and who has pledged to crack down on hate speech online, said Tuesday that he will \u201ccontinue to fight hate online and offline.\u201d Muslim community gathers to start healing during funeral for family in London, Ont. (CBC) Hundreds take part in funeral of Canadian Muslim family killed in truck attack (Reuters) Thousands march in support of Muslim family killed in truck attack in Canada (Reuters) These Muslim women say harassment because of their faith is constant and relentless (CBC) Canada\u2019s Trudeau vows to fight far-right groups after Muslim family slain (Reuters) As a Family Is Mourned, Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias (New York Times)<\/p>\n