Without getting political here - it was an act of terrorism.
The killer was a home-grown radicalized Jihadist whose postings on FB brought him to the attention of CSIS.
His passport was pulled when he wanted to travel to Syria.
His writings and rantings were political, and his intent was clear.
Doesn't mean he wasn't a nutjob. Clearly, he was. His motivation, however, was 100% terroristic.
In this country, we don't actually throw that word around - mainly, because it's not often necessary.
And this is what we lost:
