The federal government says it may take additional steps to combat “incel” ideology following Monday’s shooting in Montreal that left three dead, including a police officer and a bystander.
Seth Scott Hatfield, 25, from Lethbridge, Alta., allegedly shot and killed two people before dying in an exchange of gunfire. He left a 104-page manifesto expressing hatred for women and society, which experts say aligns with the “incel” movement.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told reporters Thursday in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., that the government will “review and look at specific things we need to do around ‘incels’” as the investigation unfolds.
The government recently passed legislation toughening anti-hate measures, bail conditions, and penalties for intimate partner violence and online harassment. But Anandasangaree acknowledged “more work to do.”
The shooting follows warnings from authorities about the rise of anti-feminist ideology, recalling the 1989 Polytechnique massacre and the 2018 Toronto van attack. A women’s protest Thursday marched from the Polytechnique memorial to the shooting scene.
