Statement by the Prime Minister on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
OTTAWA, ON, June 23, 2021 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism:
- OTTAWA, ON, June 23, 2021 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism:
"Today, we pause to remember and honour every Canadian whose life was cut short or forever changed by a terrorist attack. - "On this day in 1985, the bombing of Air India Flight 182 claimed the lives of 329 innocent people, including citizens of Canada, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
- "This despicable act of terror remains the deadliest terrorist attack in Canada's history.
- Sadly, it was not the last time Canada had to confront the malice of terrorism.