If there is a political or ideological reasons for committing acts of violence on someone, that can be considered terrorism. The FBI considers domestic terrorism to be "violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature." And while CSIS, CSE and the RCMP itself does not have an overt definition easily available, being a member in the Five Eyes means they likely interpret domestic terrorism the same way as their sister intelligence agencies.
Targeting the LGBTQ2S+ community for the very fact of who they are and threatening violence - just like the knife attack at the University of Waterloo (where the attacker is now facing 11 terrorism charges) - is very much in the terrorism category.
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