When the Canadian government creates a "Highway of Poets," you'll know they're doing more about this issue than just flapping their gums. Until then, governments and society will remain dysfunctional on the issue of violence.

For literally eons of human history a propensity for violence was an important survival factor, both for individuals and for larger societal units. Only very, very recently in history has that trait become more of a liability than a benefit. Far greater numbers of people living in far closer proximity is probably at the base of that shift. But even so, society still WANTS men, and women for that matter, with a propensity for violence. We want people to serve in the armed forces and other security agencies, and we want them trained and prepared to use deadly force. And to that purpose we glorify those who act violently... as long as they do it in a sanctioned way.