Mayor Valerie Plante will preside over a ceremony and moment of silence at Montreal City Hall, while multiple events will be held in Quebec City
A Quebec flag with the word 'Open' written on it during a vigil in Quebec City, on Jan. 30, 2017.Only one bullet hole remains in the wall of the Centre culturel islamique de Quebec, eight years after a gunman stormed into the mosque and killed six Muslim men who had come to pray.
“Unfortunately this year, there was not much enthusiasm from our Quebec brothers who did not answer the call of our mosque open house and open door conferences,” he said. Attendance at the events and lectures, which were organized to build bridges between communities in the lead-up to the anniversary, was disappointing, he added.On Wednesday, more events are planned in Montreal and Quebec City to mark the anniversary.
Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty in March 2018 to six counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder, and has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for at least 25 years. The gunman admitted to walking into the mosque and opening fire just after evening prayers, killing six people and injuring several others, including a man who was left paralyzed.
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