CQ Today – Debate grows over modern masculinity and boys’ issues

Matt Canavan · 2 May 2026

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Society needs tough men; traditional male traits like courage and discipline should be nourished.

Their wordsTo have a strong society, we need tough men. The traditional male traits of courage, fortitude and discipline are good things that any functioning community must nourish. It is not to say that women can not show these traits, but they are often cultivated by men and among groups of men and that is a good thing.

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