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The Council of Canadians was honoured to partner with artists Melisse Watson and Syrus Marcus Ware to create these portraits to commemorate the six victims of the attack on a mosque in Quebec City on January 29 2017: Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry and Abdelkrim Hassane. Please share them in order to remember these lives lost and to fight for a world free of Islamophobia and white supremacy.

Rest in Power: Commemorating the 2nd Anniversary of the Quebec City Mosque Attack on January 29, 2017

The Council of Canadians was honoured to partner with artists Melisse Watson and Syrus Marcus Ware to create these portraits to commemorate the six ...
Rest in Power: Commemorating the Lives Lost in the Quebec City Mosque Attack on January 29, 2017

Rest in Power: Commemorating the Lives Lost in the Quebec City Mosque Attack on January 29, 2017

On January 29, 2017, at 7:52pm, a young white man entered a mosque in Quebec City in Canada and over ...
Media concentration still a concern on the 20th anniversary of our $1,000 cheque to Conrad Black

Media concentration still a concern on the 20th anniversary of our $1,000 cheque to Conrad Black

There is a high level of media concentration in Canada today – an issue the Council of Canadians was drawing ...
Council of Canadians founder Mel Hurtig passes away

Council of Canadians founder Mel Hurtig passes away

The Council of Canadians is mourning the passing of Mel Hurtig. The CBC reports, "Mel Hurtig — Edmonton publisher, bookseller, ...
UPDATE: 15th anniversary of $1,000 cheque to Conrad Black

UPDATE: 15th anniversary of $1,000 cheque to Conrad Black

In the main meeting room of the national office of the Council of Canadians in Ottawa there is an over-sized ...
Formation of the Council of Canadians

Formation of the Council of Canadians

We thought members – both new and long-standing – would enjoy seeing this news release issued Monday, March 11, 1985, ...