[ToewsFan]

Maybe I'm old school, but I don't honestly understand why society would be so opposed to a Men's Resource Centre when there are tons of Women's, Aboriginal, Youth, etc. Centres out there. I actually went to one of these centres while dealing with some personal issues in a different city, which helped me out at the time. I don't know why some misinformed people have this outdated view that it's a centre for angry males who are looking at oppressing women.

In Western Culture, Men are taught to "toughen it out" and "deal with it." How well has that worked out in North America? Maybe contact the families of Rick Rypien, Derek Boogaard, or Wade Belak and tell them Men's resources are not needed. If anyone bothered to read the article, a women wanted to take her practicum at a Men's Rsource Center, since she was abused by her father, and said it may have prevented the abuse if he had somewhere to turn to get help or emotional support. She was told by Ryerson University that the group was more or less misogynistic and given a coloring book for abuse victims. Obviously having a resource centre is not going to cure everything, but it can be helpful in prevention of suicides, drug abuse, domestic violence, and other issues that Men with problems go through.

People are people. We all have problems and living in a first world country, we should be making society a better place. This should not be about politics. It should be about what is in the best interests of the public interest. It's just sad to read about how institutions of higher learning, of all places would be so paranoid and misinformed about something that would be of benefit to society.