We need sustainable and evidence-based approaches to preventing mass casualty attacks in Canada

Canada has to continue to respond to the issue of terrorism together with the broader issue of targeted violence if our primary goal is to prevent mass casualty attacks in Canada. Now more than ever, we need sustainable government funding for evidence-based violence-prevention programs.
In these complex times, where targeted violence and threats against the public are so multi-various in nature, we must continually adapt to the dynamic threat landscape via a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, write John McCoy and Michael King.

A confluence of factors is coalescing to create shocking acts of violence against the public in Canada and elsewhere. The mass shooting in Graz, Austria, on June 10 demonstrates how these acts of violence can occur in largely peaceful countries. Closer to home, the vehicle-r...

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