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He “encountered another sergeant who had slipped and fallen in the chaos. Mr. Ali was observed to slash and stab the sergeant several times in the upper torso and head while he was on the ground (a witness stated that the tip of the knife was facing the ceiling at this time).”
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Ali was “ultimately cornered,” said the decision. “Items were thrown at him (including a photocopier) and he was tackled in attempts to disarm him, but he continued to come at staff with the knife.”
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Numerous military personnel eventually pinned him to the ground and got control of his knife.
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“Ali’s iPod was noted to have an open file of the Quran Chapter two, and Mr. Ali was heard muttering a prayer as attempts were made to subdue him,” said the decision. “Ali was then stripped of his clothing down to his underwear to ensure he had no secondary device on his person. None was found. The whole attack lasted less than one minute. Mr. Ali was described as running around in a frantic manner.”
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The ORB granted Ali a conditional discharge in March 2025 that requires him to live with his mother, report to the person in charge of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), or their delegate, once every two weeks, and take his medication.
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A lawyer for CAMH testified at his recent ORB hearing that “Ali continued to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public and that the necessary and appropriate disposition was a continuation of the existing conditional discharge save and except for the addition of a discretionary travel pass for up to three weeks on an itinerary approved by the (person in charge) to allow for travel to Saudi Arabia and/or Somalia, accompanied by an approved person.”
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The Crown and Ali’s lawyer supported that position.
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The 38-year-old was born in Montreal and grew up in Toronto, said the decision. “He graduated from high school and attended the University of Toronto and the University of Calgary. He did not finish a degree.”
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Ali’s “family reported that he had been symptomatic for some time prior to” the recruiting centre attack, said the decision.
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“According to the hospital report, it appeared that as a teenager, he experienced obsessions and compulsions and had difficulty concentrating in school. He began to hear voices, had ideas of reference, and was consistently concerned about the government watching him. He no longer spent time with friends, did not leave the house, and spent long periods of time alone in his room staring at the wall. He threw out almost everything from his room including his mattress and spent hours copying books.”
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Ali “was detained at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton from 2018 to 2023 following his NCR finding. He was compliant with medications and was described as a ‘model patient,’” said the decision.
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“Some residual symptoms were noted, including delusional thought content where he felt he was being monitored by the government. He was described as having fluctuating symptoms and partial insight.”
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In March 2023, the ORB ordered Ali to be transferred to CAMH. He was discharged to live with his father in the community in June 2023. “At that time, he was treated with a long-acting injectable of antipsychotic medication.”
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Ali later moved to his mother’s place, where he now lives with her and one of his sisters. The tribunal heard his mother “has a history of untreated schizophrenia.”
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His psychiatrist testified that Ali “had a positive year in the community. He continued to reside at his mother’s home with his sister and remained close with all of his family members.”
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This past February Ali asked to change to a daily oral medication for his schizophrenia because the injections were painful.
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