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NDP Leader Marks Fourth Anniversary of Quebec Mosque Shooting
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a virtual news conference to mark the fourth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack. He is joined by Mustafa Farooq, chief executive officer of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. On January 29, 2017, six men were killed and nineteen others were seriously injured when a gunman attacked the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City. Singh and Farooq are urging the federal government to take more action to dismantle white supremacy groups in Canada. The federal government intends to declare January 29 as the “National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia.” The House of Commons recently adopted a motion proposed by the NDP leader calling on the government to address the proliferation of white supremacist and hate groups and to immediately designate the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity. (January 29, 2021) (no interpretation)
OTTAWA The federal government has announced it will make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque. Trudeau says Jan 29th will officially become The National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Mosque Attack and of Action Against Islamophobia. Annie Bergeron-Oliver (@AnnieClaireBO) January 29, 2021 It will formally be known as The National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Mosque Attack and of Action Against Islamophobia. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thursday, the day before the fourth anniversary of the attack and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated the statement on Friday.