Golden Square Mile in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
So We Will Not Forget:
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Puissions-nous ne jamais oublier :
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2024
1. So We Will Not Forget / Puissions-nous ne jamais oublier
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 2017.
Location. 45° 30.341′ N, 73° 34.64′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Golden Square Mile. It can be reached from Rue McTavish 0.2 kilometers north of Sherbrooke Street West (Québec Route 138), on the right when traveling north. The marker is near the northwest corner of Dawson Hall on the McGill University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 853 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal QC H3A 0G4, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The International Labour Organization (ILO) / L'Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) (a few steps from this marker); To the Memory of The Honourable James McGill
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Also see . . . Quebec City Mosque Shooting (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Quebec City mosque shooting was an attack by a single gunman on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighborhood of Quebec City, Canada. Six worshippers were killed and five others seriously injured after evening prayers when the gunman entered the prayer hall shortly before 8:00 pm and opened fire for about two minutes with a semi-automatic pistol.(Submitted on May 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The French-Canadian shooter, 27-year-old Alexandre Bissonnette,
pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. On February 8, 2019, Bissonnette was sentenced to life in prison, with no possibility of parole for 40 years. Upon appeal, the Court of Appeal of Quebec found 40 years without parole to be unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment, adjusting the sentence to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. Quebec prosecutors sought to reinstate the original sentence with an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The decision was upheld on May 27, 2022 in R v Bissonnette, meaning Bissonnette will be eligible for parole in 2042.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 20242. So We Will Not Forget: / Puissions-nous ne jamais oublierThe marker and memorial tree are on the north side of Dawson Hall, near the northwest corner.The shooting prompted widespread discussion of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism, and right-wing terrorism in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the shooting a terrorist attack, but Bissonnette was not charged with the terrorism provision of the Criminal Code. The decision not to charge Bissonnette with terrorism was criticized by Canadian Muslim groups. On the fourth anniversary of the attack, the Trudeau government announced plans to commemorate the day of the attack as The National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec Mosque Attack and of Action Against Islamophobia.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
