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National Day of Remembrance

Monday, December 6, 2021

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National Day of Remembrance

December 6th marks the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Montreal.

In 1989, a student, Marc Lepine, armed with a semi-automatic weapon shot and killed 14 women and injured ten others in Montreal.  Lepine was considered to be an anti-feminist.

The victims were:

  • Genevieve Bergeron  
  • Helene Colgan
  • Nathalie Croteau
  • Barbara Daigneault
  • Anne-Marie Edward
  • Maud Haviernick
  • Barbara Klucznik
  • Maryse Laganiere
  • Maryse Leclair
  • Anne-Marie Lemay
  • Sonia Pelletier
  • Michele Richard
  • Anne St-Arneault
  • Annie Turcotte

Canadians are asked to observe a moment of silence and to wear a white ribbon as a commitment to end violence against women.

Below is the Memorial of Hope at the University of Windsor.

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