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Unanimous adoption of Bill C-442
December 10, 2010
Montreal, December 10th, 2010 - The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre wishes to congratulate the House of Commons of Canada on unanimously adopting Bill C-442 to establish a National Holocaust Monument in Canada's Capital Region.
"In choosing to establish a monument in the National Capital Region, the Government of Canada has recognized the significance of the Holocaust for all Canadians. This Bill will assure a tangible form of remembrance of these crimes against humanity, the Jewish genocide, committed during the Second World War," stated Alice Herscovitch, Executive Director of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre. "Let us hope that this monument will serve to remind us of our responsibility to act on crimes against humanity today", she added.
Montreal's community of Holocaust survivors is proud to witness this historic day, on which all members of Parliament took a stand in favor of the monument. This highlights Canada's recent commitment to promote Holocaust remembrance, research and education, in a country which became theirs after the War. Montreal became home to 9,000 Holocaust survivors after World War II, the third largest proportion of Holocaust survivors after Israel and New York. Today, 5,000 of them still live in Montreal.
The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre welcomes Bill C-442. The Centre wishes to thank each individual who formally worked for this unanimous adoption by the House of Commons of Canada. It is clearly a message of support for its mission and day to day work with Canadian citizens.
The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre educates people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitizing the public to the universal perils of antisemitism, racism, hate and indifference.
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Press Contact: Audrey Licop 514-345-2605 ext. 3026 or 514-892-2605 (cell.) audrey.licop@mhmc.ca
