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Kingston events for the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia will be taking place.

Kingston events for the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia will be taking place.

Five years have gone by since the Quebec City Mosque was subject to a tragic, hateful and Islamophobic crime.

Global conflicts are deepening political divisions at home, and Canadians need to fight back

"Especially now, especially at this time of real danger, the government has to take this bull by the horns and put this legislation forward. Canadians need protection."

A unanimous motion passed last week asked Ottawa to invoke the notwithstanding clause to re-establish mandatory minimums.

Member of Parliament for St. Albert – Edmonton Michael Cooper worked with Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu on a bill that would reduce the frequency of parole hearings for murderers.

The accused faces four first-degree murder charges and one count of attempted murder.

An Edmonton family is standing behind a bill which would effectively extend the time between parole reviews for people convicted of murder to five years.

Brian Ilesic's parents joined St. Albert MP Michael Cooper to push Bill S-281, which, if passed, would reduce the frequency of parole hearings for convicted murderers.