Trudeau's gender politics aside, men should welcome an investigation on why the "unfounded" rate varies so widely across the country. Taking provinces as a whole, the difference is large: New Brunswick's rate is almost triple that of BC. And when you look at urban centers, the difference is truly shocking: 2% in Winnipeg versus 51% in St. John, NB.

Differences of those magnitude strongly suggest that something is systemically wrong. The reasons would have to fall into two general categories: either some police forces aren't adequately dealing with sexual assault reports, or a large number of people in some jurisdictions are over-reporting sexual assaults.

It goes without saying that no one wants to see rapists and child molesters walk free. It should also be clear to men that we are the ones most likely to suffer from an unfounded allegation. So let's get to the bottom of it.