The Sunrise Ceremony and the prevention of violence against women

This morning at the legislature, I attended the sunrise ceremony to mark the 16th anniversary of the shooting of 14 young women at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. Jean Paterson, our Liberal candidate in Fort Whyte constituency, was also there.

For me, this has a particular personal meaning because for four years I was a student in medicine in Montreal, and I have in the years since visited the Ecole Polytechnique on more than one occasion.

It was an opportunity to remember the events of 16 years ago, and also to dedicate ourselves to doing everything we can to prevent future violence in our society, particularly violence directed against women.

The photos are from the sunrise ceremony and the reception afterwards. Jean Paterson is shown with Anita Neville in the top photo and with myself and Marilyn Wade in the middle photo.