Conservatives not invited to commemoration

People take part in a memorial rally during the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Hundreds of women gathered to commemorate the school slaying of 14 women in Quebec 22 years ago.

The Canadian Press:

Ottawa — Hundreds of woman gathered on Parliament Hill to commemorate the school slaying of 14 women in Montreal 22 years ago.

They are angry with the Harper government over its decision to abolish the long-gun registry.

Conservatives were pointedly not invited to the commemoration.

Gun control advocate Wendy Cukier says the Dec. 6 anniversary of the mass shooting at the Ecole Polytechnique has a dual meaning.

“The Dec. 6 more than ever before, we must mourn but we must also work for change,” she told the crowd, many waving placards with save the gun registry slogans.

Suzanne Laplante Edward says the move to end the gun registry is a personal affront.

Her daughter Anne-Marie was killed at the school and it was on her birthday this year that the Tories introduced their bill.

“We are about to lose a tool that is proven to save Canadian lives, to save women’s lives, to save children’s lives,” she said.

“Please, please, do something.”

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