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English: There were 14 of them. They were young, smart, and filled with ambition. Exactly 30 years ago today, these young women were heading to university. When they got up that morning, maybe they were nervously thinking of the exam period starting soon. They might have been thinking of future projects, the upcoming holidays, or reuniting with their families and loved ones. All their hopes and dreams were brutally ended that afternoon, when a man committed a violent crime. On December 6th, 1989, at the École Polytechnique, he separated men and women and started shooting the women, murdering 14 women and wounding many others.
Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, and Annie Turcotte lost their lives. The victims of the École Polytechnique were targeted because they were women. Thirty years later, we pause on this day, December 6th, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. As a father of three young girls, as a brother to two sisters and as a husband, it pains me to think that women are still a target, that women are concerned for their safety, just because they are women. I call on all Canadians to demonstrate how much we value the safety, dignity and value of every life, of every single woman. Let us remember them, and through our actions, thirty years later, honour the memory of these innocent victims.Français : Elles étaient 14. Elles étaient jeunes, douées et pleines d’aspirations. Exactement 30 ans passés, aujourd’hui, elles se rendaient à l’Université.
En se levant ce matin-là, peut-être voyaient-elles venir l’approche des examens avec un peu de nervosité. Peut-être qu’elles songeaient à des projets à venir, ou à l’approche du temps des Fêtes, qui les réunirait bientôt à leurs familles et leurs proches. Tous leurs espoirs et rêves furent brutalement réduits au néant en après-midi, lorsqu’un homme commit un crime violent. À l’école Polytechnique le 6 décembre 1989, il sépara les femmes et les hommes, et fit feu sur les femmes, assassinant 14 femmes et faisant plusieurs autres blessés. Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault et Annie Turcotte ont perdu la vie. Les victimes à l’école Polytechnique ont été ciblées parce qu’elles étaient femmes. Trente ans plus tard, en ce jour du 6 décembre, nous prenons le temps de souligner la Journée nationale de commémoration et d'action contre la violence faite aux femmes. En tant que père de trois filles, en tant que frère de deux sœurs et en tant que mari d’une femme, je suis profondément affligé en songeant que ces femmes peuvent être des cibles, que les femmes se préoccupent pour leur sécurité simplement parce que ce sont des femmes. Je propose à tous les Canadiens de démontrer à quel point nous avons à cœur la sécurité et la dignité de chaque vie, de chaque femme. Trente ans plus tard, honorons la mémoire de ces victimes innocentes, par la commémoration et par nos actions. |
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