Be the Peace Institute (BTPI) was granted participation in the Mass Casualty Commission’s (MCC) Public Inquiry into the Portapique mass shooting in April 2020. Part of that inquiry focused on the linkages between mass shootings, gender-based violence and misogyny. The MCC commissioned research and heard from experts across the world and in Nova Scotia, including BTPI, through roundtable and panel discussions to get a better understanding of how gender-based violence can often be part of the childhoods of or current relationship of perpetrators of mass violence. Statistically, most mass shootings begin with intimate relationship violence before perpetrators turn to public, widespread violence.
As part of our participation in the MCC, BTPI did our own research to better understand and underscore these connections. The following is a summary analysis of the themes, patterns and repeated recommendations for the prevention of mass violence as it relates to gender-based violence and misogyny.
- Part 1: Executive Summary of Findings/Linkages
- Part 2: Key Themes/Recommendations Across Research
- Part 3: Summary of Research