In 1989 Marc Lepine shot and killed 14 women and wounded many others. This crime was labelled a hate crime as the reason given was his hatred toward women. Obviously nothing in the way of a reason for the shooting at the mosque has come out yet, but labelling it a terrorist attack seems a little premature. It doesn't random as terrorist attacks usually are, and it does seem that there was an anti-Muslim sentiment at play. If  a particular group in our society is targeted the law refers tot hat as a hate  crime. Labelling this terrorism seems more political then fact.