Statement by Dominic Cardy on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women

Today, I take pause with all New Brunswickers and Canadians to remember the 14 women who were shot and killed in the Montreal Massacre at École polytechnique. 

On December 6th, 1989 a man entered the École polytechnique and shot 28 people, killing 14 women: Annie St-Arneault, Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. 

These women were shot and killed because they were women. 

Too many women across Canada and the world experience violence every day, from strangers, relatives and partners. It is our responsibility to take action and make sure women, and all people, can live safely in their own communities and homes. 

On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we should not only remember women who have been hurt or lost their lives to gender based violence, but also take steps to prevent it. I urge all New Brunswickers to do their part and help stop violence against women.