What drives incel ideology in Canada?
6/24/202610 min
Monday's shooting in Montreal has focused attention on the incel — or involuntary celibate — movement, after it was revealed that the suspect in the shooting apparently distributed a 104-page manifesto full of hateful commentary about women, but also criticisms of capitalism and calls for violent revolution. We talk to Esli Chan, a PhD candidate and researcher at McGill, about how that manifesto echoes the kind of ideology that circulates in online incel communities… and what authorities need to do to prevent further incidents of violence.
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Matt Galloway· Host0:28
[upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway, and this is The Current podcast. Two days after a man in camouflage fired his gun at people in the Côte des Neiges neighborhood in Montreal, investigators are still piecing together what happened and what motivated the perpetrator. One police officer and a 68-year-old civilian died, as well as the shooter himself. Quebec's coroner has now identified the suspect as a 25-year-old man from Alberta named Seth Scott Hadfield. Prior to the incident, he had distributed a manifesto that included hateful commentary about women, but also criticism of capitalism and calls for a violent revolution. The document echoes many of the grievances of the involuntarily celibacy, or incel movement. Esli Chan is a PhD candidate and researcher in the political science department at McGill University, whose work focuses on incel ideology and gender-based violence, and she is in our studio in Montreal. Good morning.
Esli Chan· Guest1:27
Good morning. Thank you for having me.
Matt Galloway· Host1:28
Thank you for being here. You