In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, examining the Canadian perspective on political violence

The denouncement of political violence has never been louder than right now in America, but the gap that positions itself between the country’s opposing political ideologies has simultaneously never been wider.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Americans and the world at large, have become reminded, once again, just how severe the reality of political violence has become. Death threats towards politicians, the notorious acts of January 6, and calculated assassinations of influential public figures – to name a few.

But what about Canada? How sensitive are we to political violence? And what can be done to further distance our reality from that of America’s?

Host Caryn Ceolin speaks to Justin Ling, a freelance journalist and author of the Bug-eyed and Shameless newsletter, to do a pulse