17 years ago today, a disturbed young man went to the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and committed the worst act of violence against women in Canadian history. The gunman (whom I shall not refer to by name) forced men out of an engineering class and began shooting the women. He then attacked people in other parts of the Ecole.
By the time the gunman finally shot himself, he had killed 14 women and wounded nine women and four men. His reason for the violence? He had applied for admission to the engineering school, but had been declined. He blamed this on affirmative action and on the women's movement in general. The murders were his response.
Today, people across Canada will gather to remember the victims of the Montreal Massacre, as well as other victims of violence against women. Let us remember them by name:
Genevieve Bergeron
Helene Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganiere
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
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