By January 2017, threats were nothing new to the members of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. For months, the centre (also known as the Grande Mosquée de Québec) had been targeted with hate-filled rhetoric. For example, in June 2016, a pig’s head was left during Ramadan with a note that read “bon appétit.” A few weeks later, pamphlets circulated in the neighbourhood, claiming the mosque was linked to terrorism.