SummarySpren for "Anniversary"
- • Seven years ago, a tragic event occurred at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, taking the lives of six men and injuring 19 others due to their faith.
• Canada has seen an increase in discrimination against Muslims, Palestinians, and Arabs, with people feeling their freedom of speech is being curtailed.
- • On January 29, 2017, a young man attacked a Quebec City mosque, killing six men and wounding 19 others in the worst racist terrorist attack in Quebec's history.
• The attack was driven by fear and hate, and was fueled by the young man's regular visits to right-wing extremist and white supremacist websites.
- • Seven years ago, a gunman killed six people and wounded 19 others at a Quebec City mosque just because they were Muslim.
• Freedom of religion is guaranteed in Quebec and no one should feel threatened because of their faith.
- • We mourn the six lives stolen by a terrorist at the Centre culturel islamique de Québéc seven years ago, and our thoughts are with their families, the injured, and those with mental scars.
• We must stand on guard for our Muslim friends and neighbors, and all Canadians, to have the right and freedom to worship in peace and security.
- • The Speaker announced an agreement to observe a moment of silence to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia.
• Hon. members rose and observed a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims of the attack that happened seven years ago on January 29, 2017.