Canada is marking 5 years since an assault on the Quebec Metropolis Mosque. Right now, January 29, is the primary the Nationwide Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Metropolis Mosque Assault & Motion towards Islamophobia.
The attacker, Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to 40 years in jail for the crime. He’ll be eligible for parole in 25 years.
Milton MP Adam van Koeverden marked the event with an announcement printed to his official Fb account. “That is the 5-year anniversary the place a gunman took the dwell of 6 folks on the Grand Mosque in Quebec Metropolis and severely injured 19 others. My ideas are with the victims, their family members, and everybody who nonetheless lives with the ache and trauma brought on by the assault,” he mentioned.
van Koeverden is carrying a inexperienced sq.. The Inexperienced Sq. marketing campaign is a part of a marketing campaign from the Nationwide Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) in cooperation with Islamic Aid Canada. For extra data go to this web site: www.nccm.ca/greensquare