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The reason they aren't concerned with Canada right now is because they're too busy trying to destroy America. They're fighting us all over the globe. We have hundreds of thousands of troops in the field. They're kind of busy at the moment.
Ultimately, they see no difference between an American and a Canadian; we're all infidels whose head they would gladly cut off.
I don't think it's that simple. The terrorism we've seen against Western nations, such as the bombings in the EU since the original 9-11 attacks, were organized by separate individuals, largely. Theoretically, anyone sympathetic to the cause who is radical enough could make an attack in any country without instruction. So again, the idea of "they" is misleading. There is no "they", there are only individuals taking up arms. Of course, active terrorist cells are the exception to this.
Aside from the FLQ crisis, Canada has no modern history of suffering terrorist attacks or even the threat thereof. I think the idea that "the terrorists" (again, nameless and numberless) see no difference between Canada and the U.S. is a blanket statement. It depends on who we are dealing with, their motives, etc. For example, the terrorists busted in Canada had no relation to Al Quaeda.
Terrorism has always existed... but the recent attacks are in relation to U.S. historical foreign policy in the ME. Canada has no tie to that, and thus there have been no official attacks in relation to that. In effect, the U.S. is dealing with its own foreign policy disaster. Global terrorism in the vague sense will continue to remain what it has always been and will be dealt with on a case by case basis. I realize the media now has a tendency to connect all acts of violence with terrorism, but that's their usual sensationalist agenda for ratings and in reality terrorism takes place for a huge variety of reasons.
If America suddenly withdraws its military presence from across the globe the terrorists will follow us back to our borders. Do you really think Islamo-Nazis see a future with Canadians in it?
Note the bold: your borders. Exactly that. Their vendetta is for the U.S., not Canada. They want blood and it's not Canadian blood. It's why I'm glad Canada didn't join the Iraqi invasion... it has nothing to do with us. We went into Afghanistan to support an ally and that's about it.
As for your question... I have no idea. Depends on which Islamo-Nazi you're talking about. I think the risk to Canada is low, and I think the probability of a future large scale attack on the U.S. is also low, though present.