tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post9124149624560108754..comments2024-02-17T03:22:53.951-05:00Comments on No Dogs or Anglophones: My Very Own Personal Irwin Cotler CalenderEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-21949257579950908932009-12-30T11:37:27.598-05:002009-12-30T11:37:27.598-05:00Dec 6 has been used since 1991 to mark the 1989 sh...Dec 6 has been used since 1991 to mark the 1989 shooting of 14 women in Montreal. As sad an occasion as that was, I've always thought it a travesty that there is no national remembrance of the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917 which killed almost 2,000 people and left 9,000 injured, of whom almost 6,000 were rendered homeless. Many of the injured were children who were orphaned. In terms of total deaths and injuries combined, it remains the largest disaster ever in North America. For deaths alone, only the 9/11 attacks and Pearl Harbour top it. Most Canadians are more familiar with both those latter events than one in their own country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-75190426854029513762009-12-29T15:30:33.995-05:002009-12-29T15:30:33.995-05:00Somehow he missed International Day for Palestinia...Somehow he missed International Day for Palestinian Human Rights.<br /><br />Cotler, whose choice of whose rights are to be protected remains selective, supports those who feel that any criticism of Israeli policies are anti-Semitic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com