As a result of the tightened control measures, there have been just 4 major mass shootings in Canada since 2020. By comparison, in the same time period, the US has experienced 3,550.
So far, no details about the identity of the victims have been released, but messages of grief and sympathy have continued to pour out across the local community and Canada as a whole.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was devastated by the tragic loss of life, as he wrote on social media: « I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders who risked their lives to protect their fellow citizens.
« Our ability to come together in crisis is the best of our country – our empathy, our unity, and our compassion for each other. »
His office also announced that he will cancel his planned trip to the Munich Security Conference as the country reels from the tragedy.
Mark Carney has been praised for a speech where he condemned the US’ latest global political moves and reflected on the future of the world.
Donald Trump and his administration has caused quite a stir over the last year, in his second stint in the White House. While the US leader has been known for cavalier actions, more recently he has frustrated and annoyed his country’s closest allies.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has recently been praised for addressing this tense atmosphere between the US and its counterparts during a speech at the annual World Economic Forum. The speech seemed to be so moving that the PM even received a standing ovation.
Without naming Trump, Carney addressed the US’ recent actions when it came to tariffs and the demands to annex Greenland.In part, he said: “Let me be direct: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.
“Over the past two decades, a series of crises in finance, health, energy and geopolitics have laid bare the risks of extreme global integration.
