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"Pointing to Toronto specifically as a terror hub/starting point is patently false.

You are correct in assuming that (1) I am not Canadian and (2) I have never been to Toronto. And thus I leave I am open to having my preconcieved notions corrected, such is the art of learning. However the original discussion was in reference to a lot of "Terrorist associated activity" coming out of the Toronto/Canada area.

More so then other parts of the country "lately", please note the last word. I came up with a lot more references then three to the Toronto area, this is not to say other parts of the world do not have their own "terrorist" incidents. Or did you also forget the little "Lighting of the shoe" incident by an Iranian teenager?

I am posting a link to a Toronto web site with specifics on the city itself. Diversity seems to be a hot topic there, and while (silly me) French does not seem to be the prodominate language , it comes in a close second.

Toronto Website

Link isn't working, but don't be surprised to see every single city in Canada list French as the second language. This is basically a given, seeing as it is an official language. I would be more than shocked to find any kind of official statistics that said that French was a close second to English when it comes to primary language spoken in day-to-day life. Now, if it is language spoken, technically french SHOULD be close to English. Why? Because every single schoolchild in Ontario is required to learn some french. This has no bearing on the backgrounds of these individuals however, as knowing a second language hardly implies having that culture as your background or believing ANY of its beliefs.

The fact remains that as few as 2% of Ontarians are of French (French-Canadian) descent.

"Or did you also forget the little "Lighting of the shoe" incident by an Iranian teenager"

Maybe I am missing something, but were there explosives found in his shoe, or was he hoping that the rubber would spontaneous explode? How can someone lighting a non-burning rubber sole be considered terrorism rather stupidity? Even the kids Dad said as much, basically calling his son an idiot for playing around with the lighter.