Canadian PM remembers victims of ‘Black July’

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he joined with the Tamil-Canadians and members of the Tamil community around the world to mourn families and friends lost during Black July in 1983, in Sri Lanka.

“On this day, we remember the victims of the 1983 anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka that took thousands of lives and displaced so many from their homes. We join Tamil-Canadians and members of the Tamil community around the world to mourn families and friends lost during Black July, and to reflect on the enduring human cost of the conflict in Sri Lanka, Prime Minster Trudeau said in a statement on the 35th anniversary of Black July

“Black July was a week of destruction and horrific violence that followed decades of escalating tension. The ensuing armed conflict resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people and affected the lives of many more.”

“In September 1983, Canada implemented a Special Measures program to respond to the violence in Sri Lanka. This measure helped more than 1,800 Tamils find their way to safety and freedom in Canada, and we thank them for contributing so greatly to the country we enjoy today.

“The civil war ended in 2009, but the process of reconciliation is ongoing. Canada is working closely with the Sri Lankan government and civil society to encourage lasting peace and reconciliation, including a meaningful accountability process that will have the trust and confidence of the victims of war.

“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my deepest sympathies to those who suffered and those who lost loved ones during Black July. Together, we look to the future with hope for accountability, meaningful reconciliation, inclusion, lasting peace, and prosperity,” the Cananian PM added.

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Comments - 18

Trevor Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:02 PM

How nice of you to remember your excellency.You are a true Hero to the victims families.Long Live!

Sri Lankan Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:07 PM

brace yourself for racist comments..

shame Tuesday, 24 July 2018 02:09 PM

In July 1983, Tamils were burnt alive by Sinhalese.

RR Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:14 PM

More than 90% of the Tamils in Canada are from the North hence they didn’t suffer from the anti-Tamil riots of 1983 which concentrated only in the South.

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:37 PM

Whether north or south, all Tamils suffered the criminality of the Sinhalese, that is historical fact

PC Wednesday, 25 July 2018 08:09 AM

@Buffaloacitizen. Typical 'buffaloe' response haha

Pachaya Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:35 PM

Very correctly, president Trump name him as a " Idiot"

Shan Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:51 PM

Does he really remember that day? How old was he then?

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:34 PM

It doesn't matter, but knowing a holocaust happened is the human being in him.

Arnold Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:52 PM

Actions speak louder than words. Show your sympathy in action, issue a million immigrant visas for Sri Lankans who are effected by the war and presently by racism.

PC Tuesday, 24 July 2018 12:59 PM

Whilst accepting that July 1983 should never have happened, the Canadian Prime Minister should also talk about the suffering inflicted by the LTTE. He wont, because this is just a political gimmick to garner Tamil votes in Canada.

Lord Wolfstein Wednesday, 25 July 2018 10:22 AM

There are also politicians in the world with a humanistic mindset not like Sri Lankan politicians who think only of their advantage.

0 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:17 PM

joke

Samson Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:17 PM

The PM was only in his nappy. To prove his solidarity to the community he should be requested to issue a million immigrant visas to Tamil people presently living in SL. Then we can say he is interested in the Tamil community.

Love Sir Lanka Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:41 PM

Thank you PM. To the people of my mother land, it is a terrible day to remember. Our brothers and sisters killed and harmed for nothing that they did. Oh my countrymen mourn the harm and distraction that people did to our own brothers and sisters. Never let racism lift its head again !! To our Tamil brothers and sisters, though I was only a kid and played no part in it and did not understand what was happening, I ask you forgiveness.

San Tuesday, 24 July 2018 01:50 PM

Has he forgotten the decades of violence, repression and killings of millions of Indigenous people of Canada? Still those populations do not have the rights for their own lands which have been taken away by the "civilized" predecessors of this sympathetic president.http://aptnnews.ca/2015/06/02/canada-guilty-cultural-genocide-indigenous-peoples-trc-2/

Niz Wednesday, 25 July 2018 08:50 AM

If all communities were united, Justice treated to all equally, people putting in more effort with proper decisions and the expense spent on the thirty odd year war by both the state and the opponents utilized for proper development, Sri Lanka would have been far far ahead today.

Florence Wednesday, 25 July 2018 04:04 PM

It's such a Tragedy

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