On Dec. 6, we will mark the 36^th anniversary of the killing of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989.

The government of Canada has designated Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

McGill experts are available to comment on a variety of related issues, including gender-based violence, women in engineering and gun control:

Viviane Yargeau, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, can discuss the topic of women in engineering.

viviane.yargeau [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Cécile Rousseau, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Canada Research Chair in Preventing Violent Radicalization, can discuss: masculinism, incels and the increasing gender divide; the glorification of violence in youth and attraction toward firearms; and the (relative) ineffectiveness of traditional messaging aimed at prevention.

cecile.rousseau [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Noah Weisbord, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, can discuss: domestic terrorism, hate-motivated violence, criminal law, evidence, incels and gun control in the United States and Canada.

noah.weisbord [at] mcgill.ca (English, French (print media))

Ada L. Sinacore, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Associate Member, Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies.

ada.sinacore [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, can speak about gun control.

simon.blanchette [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)