"While the individual who allegedly perpetrated these crimes is solely responsible for his actions, it is time to reflect on where we as a society stand in relation to public discourse about Muslims."

I'm struggling to connect the dots between this deranged individual and society.  But if we are going there, reflecting on mental illness, hatred and gun control would seem to offer more relevant ground for public discourse rising from this incident.

But if we simply must talk about Muslims, perhaps we'd do best to examine fundamental incompatibilities with a dominant Canadian culture based on trust, the rule of law, gender equality and the separation of church and state.  These are the values Canadians are beginning to realize that they must stand up to defend, and the Muslim community needs to prepare itself to either accept these values, or seek another place to practice theirs.

Canadians will be challenged to verify that acceptance, but verify they must.