Each December 6th, Canadians remember the 14 young women who were killed at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. Their deaths are marked by a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
On this day, government, organizations and individual Canadians pause to reflect on the work that remains to be done to prevent this violence.
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Violence against women affects us all
Posted in Editorial/op-ed, Social Commentary, tagged Montreal, violence, women, women's health, womenshealthmatters.ca on December 6, 2006| Leave a Comment »
By: Gail Balfour
womenshealthmatters.ca
Each December 6th, Canadians remember the 14 young women who were killed at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. Their deaths are marked by a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.
On this day, government, organizations and individual Canadians pause to reflect on the work that remains to be done to prevent this violence.
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