On December 6,
Canadian University students wear
white armbands to remember a terrible thing -- the murder of fourteen bright young women by a man filled with hate:
Genevieve
Bergeron
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Edward
Maryse Laganiere
Anne-Marie Lemay
Michele Richard
Annie Turcotte
Helene
Colgan
Barbara Daigneault
Maud Haviernick
Maryse LeClair
Sonia Pelletier
Annie St-Arneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
On December 6, 1989, a deranged man named
Marc Lepine entered
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, armed with a high powered rifle. He singled out women engineering students; he intended to kill feminists for "ruining his life". He shot 27 people, 14 fatally, before killing himself.
This event precipitated two important national discussions. The first was about violence against women. The second was a national debate on
gun control that resulted in additional firearms legislation.