The École Polytechnique Massacre or Montreal Massacre was a gun An atrocity (from the Latin atrox, atrocious, from Latin ater = matte black (as distinct from niger = shiny black)) is a term used to describe crimes ranging from an act committed against a single person to one committed against a population or ethnic group. In general use, an atrocity or massacre... massacre in This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. For other uses, see Montreal (disambiguation). Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada City flag City coat of arms City motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Location in the province of Quebec Area... Montreal, This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Quebec (disambiguation). Québec (Flag of Québec) (Coat of Arms of Québec) Motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Area... Quebec, Canada is an independent This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation). In international law and international relations, a state is a geographic political entity possessing politicial sovereignty, i.e. not being subject to any higher political authority. In casual language, the idea of... Canada. It claimed 14 victims, all of whom were women.

Memorial plate

The Massacre

On December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first proposed by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII... December 6, 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1986 1987 1988 - 1989 - 1990 1991 1992 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1989 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport... 1989, Marc Lépine entered the École Polytechnique, affiliated with the Motto: Fide splendet et scientia (Latin: May it shine with truth and knowledge) Founded 1878 School type Public Rector Robert Lacroix Location Montreal, Quebec Enrollment 41,340 undergrad, 13,125 grad (including Polytechnique and Hautes Études Commerciales) Campus surroundings Urban, park Campus size 150 acres (0.6 km²) Sports teams... University of Montreal, in This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. For other uses, see Montreal (disambiguation). Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada City flag City coat of arms City motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Location in the province of Quebec Area... Montreal. He went into an engineering class, separated the men from the women, forced out the men at gunpoint, began to scream about how he hated Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. While generally providing a critique of social relations, many proponents of feminism also focus on analyzing gender inequality and the promotion of womens rights, interests, and issues. Feminist theory aims to understand... feminists, and then opened fire on the women. Lépine continued his rampage in other parts of the building, opening fire on other women he encountered. He killed fourteen women (thirteen students and one employee of the university) and injured eight others before committing suicide.

Lépine left a note explaining that he blamed feminism for the failures in his life, including not being accepted into Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. This is accomplished through knowledge, mathematics, and practical experience applied to the design of useful objects or processes. Professional practitioners of engineering are called engineers. Contents // 1 Compared to other professions 2 The task of engineering 2.1 Problem... engineering school, despite the fact that women only made up 20 per cent of engineering students at that time.

Aftermath

The massacre profoundly shocked This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Quebec (disambiguation). Québec (Flag of Québec) (Coat of Arms of Québec) Motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Area... Quebecers and Canada is the second largest and the northern-most country in the world, occupying most of the North American land mass. It is a decentralized federation of ten provinces and three territories, governed as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. It was initially constituted through the British North America Act of 1867... Canadians. The Quebec government and the Montreal city government declared three days of mourning. When Lépine's motive became clear, the event served as a massive spur for the Canadian feminist movement and for action against violence against women. December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first proposed by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII... December 6 is now observed as a memorial day, especially in Montreal; in 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1988 1989 1990 - 1991 - 1992 1993 1994 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1991 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport... 1991 Politics of Canada Executive Monarchy (The Crown) Governor General Prime Minister Cabinet Legislative Parliament Senate Speaker of the Senate Government Leader in the Senate Senate Opposition Leader House of Commons Speaker of the House Government House Leader Opposition Leader Judicial Supreme Court Lower Courts of Appeal Constitution Charter of Rights... Parliament officially designated December 6 as the The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is a day commemorated in Canada each December 6, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre. It is often marked by vigils, discussions and other reflections on violence against women. Canadian flags on all federal buildings, including the... National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. A The white ribbon, as other ribbons, is used by political movements to signify or spread their beliefs. It is usually worn on garnment or represented in propaganda (posters, leaflets, etc.). Contents // 1 The Anti-violence against women movement 2 Feminism 3 Quebec peace movement 4 See also 5 External links... white ribbon is the symbol of December 6 memorials.

The aftermath was especially hard on the students and the support staff that was present at the time. Many suffered from Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is a term for the psychological consequences of exposure to or confrontation with stressful experiences, which involve actual or threatened death, serious physical injury or a threat to physical integrity and which the person found highly traumatic. Symptoms can include reexperiencing phenomena such as nightmares and... post traumatic stress disorder. One individual who had been there that day, Sarto Blais, simply could not cope and hanged himself in the following months. His parents soon followed.

Also, an article published in La Presse is a major French-language daily newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. It is a large-circulation serious (non-tabloid) newspaper. It was founded in 1884. See also List of Quebec media External link Official website (in French) (http://www.cyberpresse.ca/) Categories: Newspaper stubs | Quebec newspapers | Canadian newspapers... La Presse on December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first proposed by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII... December 7, -1... 2004, stated that one student, working part-time for Urgences Santé, was there studying in the cafeteria that day. He can be credited for helping victims, but sadly he too could not cope with the idea that he could have done more, and ended his life. (He can be seen in pictures as a Typical view of the defibrillator operator. The leader is at the head of the patient, administrating oxygen. Note how the head of the patient in secured between the leaders knees. The defibrilation patches are on. A paramedic is a trained and licensed or certified medical professional. Most commonly, paramedics... paramedic in plain clothes)

The massacre was also a major spur for the Canadian The phrase Gun politics refers to the views of different people within a particular country as to what degree of control (increased gun rights vs. greater gun control) should be enforced upon the private ownership and usage of firearms, and to what extent ownership influences crime and the balance of... gun control movement, which finally resulted in the passage of stricter In Canada, gun control is a controversial issue, though less contentious than in the United States. Handguns have been controlled in Canada by statute since Confederation in 1867. The Criminal Code of Canada enacted in 1892, required individuals to have a permit to carry a pistol unless the owner had... gun control legislation in 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People (1995-2005): http://www.unesco.org/culture/indigenous/ Years: 1992 1993 1994 - 1995 - 1996 1997 1998 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s... 1995 (in the form of Bill C-68, passed as the Firearms Act).

Victims

The women who died were:

1. Geneviève Bergeron (1968-1989), a scholarship student majoring in civil engineering. She was also a talented musician;
2. Hélène Colgan (1966-1989) only a semester away from graduating with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering;
3. Nathalie Croteau, mechanical engineering student,
4. Barbara Daigneault (1967-1989) in her final year of mechanical engineering. Her father was a mechanical engineering professor at another Montreal-area engineering school; Barbara helped him as a teaching assistant.
5. Anne-Marie Edward (1968-1989) chemical engineering student and member of the university's alpine ski team. Her family elected to bury her in her team uniform.
6. Maud Haviernick (1960-1989) had a bachelor's degree in environmental studies and was in her second year of materials engineering;
7. Maryse Laganière, worked in the university's budget department. She had recently married.
8. Maryse Leclair, engineering materials student;
9. Anne-Marie Lemay, mechanical engineering student;
10. Sonia Pelletier, would have graduated on December 7 as an mechanical engineer;
11. Michèle Richard, engineering materials student;
12. Annie St-Arneault, mechanical engineering student;
13. Annie Turcotte (1969-1989), materials engineering student;
14. Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, materials engineering student.

Place du 6-Décembre-1989

Place du 6-Décembre-1989, memorial in Montreal to the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre, with artwork Nef pour quatorze reines by Rose-Marie Goulet. Detail Personal snapshot by Montréalais. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License... Detail of Nef pour quatorze reines by Rose-Marie Goulet - monument to commemorate the École Polytechnique Massacre in the Place-du-6-Décembre-1989 in Montreal. Personal snapshot by Montréalais, used on his website http://www.metrodemontreal.com/ , and released by him under the GNU FDL Permission is...

Artwork Nef pour quatorze reines (Nave for fourteen queens) by Rose-Marie Goulet, in the Place du 6-Décembre-1989, a memorial to the École Polytechnique Massacre in Montreal (in the Côte-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough)

External links

• CBC Archives (http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-70-398/disasters_tragedies/montreal_massacre/)
• Article about Lépine on Crimelibrary.com (http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/marc_lepine/index.html)