
Last August, a foundation stone laying ceremony was held in Brampton, Ont. for a Tamil genocide monument in the city. The memorial’s architectural design was selected from among 100,000 submissions and finalized by the National Council of Canadian Tamils in 2022.
It represents a significant victory for Sri Lankan Tamils, both in Canada and globally. Tamil separatists fought a three-decade long civil war against the Sri Lankan government and memorialization surrounding the war has remained a highly contentious issue.