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Navdeep Yadav

Justin Trudeau Declares National Day Against Gun Violence Amid Soaring Assault Cases In Canada

Family, friends, co-workers, and community members participate in a walk and vigil at the site where Shane Stanton was shot and killed. in Toronto. October 14, 2020. Shane Stanton, a YMCA employee was shot dead as a victim of the city's rising gun violence. Recetly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Canadian government has designated the first Friday of June every year as a National Day Against Gun Violence. PHOTO BY STEVE RUSSELL/GETTY IMAGES

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Canadian government has designated the first Friday of June every year as a National Day Against Gun Violence. 

As the North American nation grapples with rising cases of gun violence, the federal government leaders — Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino — and representatives of the Toronto Raptors basketball team are set to discuss the plans today at a Toronto event, reported CTV News.

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