The study was undertaken shortly after New Zealand 's March 15 , 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which two terrorist attacks resulted in the death of 51 people . The perpetrator was described in media reports as a far-right extremism who was part of the alt-right and whose manifesto revealed his obsession with white supremacy over Muslims . In May 2019 , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participated in meetings in Paris in which representatives from social media companies met with government leaders to " discuss solutions to the growing problem of violent extremist content online "
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings
Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights