A Sad Day In Canadian History

   It was December 6, 1989, and Canada was shocked by what happened in Montreal that Wednesday. A heavily armed 25 year old Marc Lepine walked into Ecole polytechnique and started shooting. His targets were mostly women. Lepine claimed he was fighting feminism, and calling women a bunch of feminists.
   When the shooting ended, 28 people had been hit, and 14 women killed. Lepine killed himself. The massacre sent shock waves around this country and the world, not only for its savagery, but the fact women were the targets.
   In the aftermath, the fight on violence against women has grown, and now the week commemorating the tragedy also includes other victims of violence, including bullying. It also forced our nation to grow up, and spurred the call for tighter gun control. Lepine legally obtained the Ruger mini-14 .223 calibre rifle he used in the attack.
   Lets never forget those killed in this senseless attack:
Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault,Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.
   Lets also hope their tragic deaths continue to spur action on the issue of violence against women.

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