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EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 29 MIN

Incel violence and the Montreal shooting

from Front Burner

On Monday morning, a 25-year-old man opened fire in Montreal, leading to a shootout that left three people dead.A few hours later, police found a manifesto written by the shooter. It contained a laundry list of grievances but, more than anything, it bore the telltale signs of someone who had spent a lot of time immersed in the world of incels.The incel, or involuntary celibate, movement was born online but has occasionally inspired real world violence. Elle Reeve is a correspondent for CNN and the author of Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics. She joins the show to explain why young men are drawn to this movement – and why it keeps leading to violence. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

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