Sombre ceremonies mark 27th anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL — Solemn events marked Tuesday’s 27th anniversary of the Polytechnique Montreal slayings and were accompanied by a renewed call for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to respect a promise to tighten gun control laws.
Since the mass shooting, in which 14 women were killed, Dec. 6 has become a national day of commemoration and has served as a call for action on violence against women, with various events and vigils held across the country.
The 14 deaths that day in 1989 also sparked a national debate on gun control that rages on today.
Gun control advocate Heidi Rathjen said it’s not about banning all guns, but controlling them and restricting assault-style weapons that pose a danger to human life.