It might have something to do with the fact that a clearly dangerous individual of a particular flavour shot a bunch of children and then people ran interference for him:
As the country mourned the eight killed and others injuredby a shooter who attacked a secondary school in interior British Columbia, more than 10,000 anti-LGBTQ posts expressing hate and calling for violence were made the next day by Canadians online, according to an intelligence brief.
(Sidebar: can we seen an example?)
The details, contained in a memo prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Services’ integrated threat assessment centre, warned that those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer were likely to face “increased intimidation, harassment, criminal and extremist violence,” along with public officials affiliated with the community.
(Sidebar: CSIS, huh?)
“Changes to the hate speech policies of major social media platforms, the amplification of hateful rhetoric on social media, and the increased visibility of (LGBTQ) individuals and events have likely heightened the risk of violence in Canada targeting the (LGBTQ) community, including public officials,” reads the assessment, obtained by National Post.
(Sidebar: like, Elon Musk owning X and then just letting people run their digital mouths? It's called freedom of speech.)
The unclassified document, dated April 2, outlines how despite a rise in hateful rhetoric online and the greater risk of being targeted, a violent extremist attack targeting LGBTQ public officials was unlikely.
(Sidebar: again, do we have an example?)
Made using “open-sourced information,” the assessment listed as a “case study” what analysts saw in the wake of the Feb. 10 shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary, where it said extremists were likely to try and capitalize on real-world events to “amplify hateful and violent extremist rhetoric,” which raised the risk for LGBTQ officials.
(Sidebar: oh, were they? Were they waiting for an opportunity like this, or did people predict that lax laws, identity politics and willingness to shove this down the memory-hole would only generate discontent in people who see an oligarchy favour the worst sorts of excesses and people?)
“According to open-source analysis of social media,” the memo reads, “Canadian users made more than 10,000 such posts the day after the attack, which was the most pronounced spike in anti-(LGBTQ) hate speech between August 2025 and February 2026.”
“This coincided with a parallel increase in online activity from Canadian domestic extremists, who according to open-source reporting used the attack to increase their anti-(LGBTQ) posts from approximately 20 per day to over 230 per day in the aftermath of the attack.”
Magali Hébert, a spokesperson for CSIS, says the term “domestic extremist” noted in the report refers to “violent extremists based in Canada.”
The memo says public officials that identify as LGBTQ stand a greater threat risk because of the confluence of ideological extremism that revolves around “extremist interpretations of gender roles, authoritarianism, nihilism,” as well as religious extremism that emanates from “extremist interpretations of religious doctrine,” which can be used to justify violence.
(Sidebar: are you going to do something about people burn churches, threaten and attack Jews in this country? That might be more constructive than worrying about some guy pointing out that children didn't deserve to be shot by a clearly deranged individual.)
According to Statistics Canada, police-reported hate crimes directed at individuals over their sexual orientation fell in 2024 from what was recorded in 2023. However, the agency noted that June reported higher numbers as compared to other months. June is the month where Pride festivals and other celebrations are typically staged.
All people have left is outrage.
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