ou le au ▁deliber ately ▁ram med ▁a ▁car ▁into ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁soldiers ▁in ▁a ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁par king ▁lot ▁in ▁Saint - Jean - sur - Rich el ieu , ▁Quebec . ▁" A hm ad " ▁C out ure - R ou le au ▁had ▁been ▁radical ized ▁after ▁converting ▁to ▁Islam . ▁One ▁month ▁before , ▁the ▁sp okes man ▁of ▁IS IS , ▁Ab u ▁Muhammad ▁Ad n ani , ▁asked ▁exactly ▁for ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁veh icular ▁hom ic ide . ▁As ▁such ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁terror ism ▁by ▁government ▁and ▁police ▁officials ▁including ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁shoot ings ▁occurred ▁on ▁Parliament ▁Hill ▁and ▁inside ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Michael ▁Ze h af - B ib eau , ▁which ▁left ▁one ▁Canadian ▁soldier ▁and ▁Ze h af - B ib eau ▁dead . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁label led ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁as ▁a ▁' ter ror ist ▁act ', ▁stating ▁that ▁" this ▁will ▁lead ▁us ▁to ▁strength en ▁our ▁resolve ▁and ▁red ouble ▁our ▁efforts ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁our ▁national ▁security ▁ag encies ▁to ▁take ▁all ▁necessary ▁steps ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁counter ▁thre ats ▁and ▁keep ▁Canada ▁safe ▁here ▁at ▁home , ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁lead ▁us ▁to ▁strength en ▁our ▁resolve ▁and ▁red ouble ▁our ▁efforts