A citizen-based rally in solidarity with the Muslim community was held at Stoney Point Park in Lachine Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
The aim of the event was to keep the memory of the six shooting victims of the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec City alive.
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The event was spearheaded by Pierre Côté, a Lachine community organizer, who said he planned on holding a memorial for the victims on the last Sunday of every month, for an undetermined amount of time.
“The aim is to remind everyone there is a problem,” Côté said. “But it’s up to the 99.9 per cent of the good guys to stand up and show we’re there.”
Representatives from the Catholic and Anglican Churches, as well as Mosques, and interfaith community organizations were in attendance to show their sympathy and solidarity.
Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, opposition leader Valérie Plante, as well as Lachine borough Mayor Claude Dauphin were all invited to attend. However, only Dauphin made an appearance.