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Podcast: The Big Story
Episode: What's changed 35 years after the Montreal Massacre?
Description: On December 6, 1989 a lone gunman walked into Montreal’s École Polytechnique and began shooting female students. The young man was motivated by his misogynistic hatred for women. He targeted his victims because they were women.By the time his rampage was over, 14 young women lay dead.It was a tragedy that shook the nation to its core. Never before had our country seen such horrific violence targeted at young women.The Polytechnique shooting galvanized the women's movement in Canada and put a national focus specifically on violence against women.Parliament went on to...