Polytechnique, 21 years later

Supporters of the Sexual Assault Centre of McGill’s Student Society are putting on an event tonight in commemoration of the deaths of:

Geneviève Bergeron

Hélène Colgan

Nathalie Croteau

Barbara Daigneault

Anne-Marie Edward

Maud Haviernic

Maryse Laganière

Maryse Leclair

Anne-Marie Lemay

Sonia Pelletier

Michèle Richard

Annie St-Arneault

Annie Turcotte

Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

Watch more…

Meurtre à la Polytechnique documentaire


Read more… the Montreal Gazette reports on the Tory’s proposed changes to gun law in Canada in light of the anniversary.


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