Canada: 9 Dead in B.C. School Shooting, Suspect Identified

Does this tragedy expose risks linked to gender-affirming ideology or is it being politicized to stigmatize transgender youth?
Canada: 9 Dead in B.C. School Shooting, Suspect Identified
Above: Investigators work at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Canada, on Feb. 11. Image credit: Eagle Vision Agency/AFP/Getty Images

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Right narrative

This is but the latest in a concerning trend of growing transgender-related violence in Western countries. Multiple mass shootings — Nashville, Lakewood Church, now Tumbler Ridge — involved transgender shooters. This pattern demands scrutiny. Gender ideology frames identity through victimhood narratives while dismissing mental illness as "stigma." This combination pushes unstable individuals toward violence. Communities need systems focused on treating psychiatric illness and protecting public safety, not hasty gender-affirming treatments that prioritize radical ideological agendas.

Left narrative

The Tumbler Ridge shooting is a senseless tragedy that demands compassion, support for victims, and a careful, evidence-based investigation, not identity-driven conclusions. There is no credible data showing transgender identity predicts violence, and mass shootings are overwhelmingly committed by cisgender males. Isolated cases do not establish a trend. Politicizing a suspect’s identity risks stigmatizing a vulnerable group and distracts from broader, data-backed violence prevention efforts.


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