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Ontario Provincial Police cruisers sit at a house near, Cormac, Ont., one of three crime scenes, in September 2015. A 57-year-old was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the separate slayings of three women. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Sex‑motivated violence should be treated as a hate crime

For hate crime legislation to be more than symbolic, crimes motivated by hatred must be reported, recorded, prosecuted and sentenced as hate crimes
A community support event takes place outside Hagey Hall, University of Waterloo the day after a man attacked students and teachers in a gender studies class on June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne

I analyzed more than 100 extremist manifestos: Misogyny was the common thread

Gender identity–driven violence is the most common ideological theme across ‘lone-actor’ extremist manifestos in a recent study.
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What is an ‘alpha’ male?

Acquiring high-value status is not viewed merely as key for success in life, but also for attracting “high-value” women as well.
Abortion rights activists and Women’s March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Misogyny has become a political strategy — here’s how the pandemic helped make it happen

Online misogyny isn’t just fringe — it’s baked into the architecture of the internet itself and, increasingly, serves as a powerful political tool.
The Sandison Farm at Brandon, Manitoba in 1892. Between 1870 and 1914, the population on the Prairies grew from 75,000 to 1.5 million, and wheat rapidly became the king crop. (CP/National Archives of Canada/J.A. Brock )

‘Cows and plows:’ The settlement over a broken Indigenous treaty shows the urgent need for more transparent governance

The Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement aims to address unmet Crown promises, but tensions over governance, transparency and leadership could undermine its potential for Indigenous communities.
Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation

Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization

Instead of promoting diversity, many social networks and other popular digital platforms function as machines for the production and circulation of hate.

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