École Polytechnique massacre | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 16/01/2019

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00:02:06 1 Massacre
00:07:06 1.1 Suicide letter
00:08:51 1.2 Victims
00:10:30 2 Perpetrator
00:12:22 3 Search for a rationale
00:16:19 4 Effects
00:17:01 4.1 Police response
00:17:49 4.2 Gun control
00:19:30 4.3 Violence against women
00:21:02 4.4 Controversy
00:21:11 4.4.1 Failure to intervene
00:22:45 4.4.2 Interpretation
00:24:16 5 Memorials
00:27:32 6 See also



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The École Polytechnique massacre, also known as the Montreal massacre, was a mass shooting at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that occurred on December 6, 1989. Fourteen young women were murdered and a further ten women and four men were injured by Marc Lépine. He entered a classroom at the university, where he separated the male and female students. After claiming that he was "fighting feminism" and calling the women "a bunch of feminists," he shot all nine women in the room, killing six. He then moved through corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, targeting women for just under 20 minutes before turning the gun on himself. His suicide note claimed political motives and blamed feminists for ruining his life. The note included a list of 19 Quebec women whom Lépine considered to be feminists and apparently wished to kill. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.
Since the attack, Canadians have debated various interpretations of the events, their significance, and Lépine's motives. Many feminist groups and government officials characterize the massacre as an anti-feminist attack that is representative of wider societal violence against women. Consequently, the anniversary of the massacre has been commemorated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Other interpretations emphasize Lépine's abuse as a child or suggest that the massacre was simply the isolated act of a madman, unrelated to larger social issues. Still other commentators have blamed violence in the media and increasing poverty, isolation, and alienation in society, particularly in immigrant communities.
The incident led to more stringent gun control laws in Canada. It also introduced changes in the tactical response of police to shootings, changes which were later credited with minimizing casualties at the 2006 Dawson College shootings.