This Sunday will mark the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
To honour those 14 women lost on that tragic day, Canadians have been coming together every Dec. 6 for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
On Dec. 6, 1989 Canada experienced a tragedy like no other when Marc Lepine open fired on 28 people at the Ecol Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec.
Of the 28 people targeted, 14 women died that day.
In a suicide letter left by Lepine, it said political motives and feminism were to blame for his actions.
To ensure women were never targeted in this manner again, the government named Dec. 6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and began raising awareness and educating the public on violence against women.
Karen Closs, executive director of transition house, said this year the ceremony, which is going to be held at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, is going to focus more on the action part of the day, opposed to the remembrance.
Anonymous, you are absolutely correct in the statement about men getting killed and yes maybe there should be more attention brought to violence against men, we dont think about that very often. But in this instance, we remember this tragic day because of what it was, a horrific act against people that were targeted simply because they were women. Feminism aside, to make the comments your making simply tell me and any other person male or female that you have predjuces against females yourself.