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Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....

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From: Paul MacDonald
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 00:00
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In article <DJBCIL.6Cr@freenet.carleton.ca>, ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech) says:
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>Boris Gimbarzevsky (borisg@unixg.ubc.ca) writes:
>> ar231@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Karen Gordon) being unable to express herself 
>> needs to print someone elses lies.  Presumably she is using the symbolism 
>> of 6/12/95 for her own twisted ends somewhat as Stalin Rock used the OKC 
>> bombing to stress the need for C-68.  What is most appalling about this 
>> post is the statement:
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>Hey, man, chill out. Who pissed in your Wheaties this morning?
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>>>This was the worst civilian massacre in Canadian history: 14 dead and 13
>>>seriously injured.
>> 
>> I was under the impression that the worst civilian massacre in Canadian 
>> history occurred when an explosive laden freighter exploded in Halifax 
>> harbor during WW I killing on the order of 1000 people. 
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>No. A massacre is a conscious act of one or more people against other
>individuals. The Halifax explosion was an accident, not a conscious act.
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>>   "The sharp increases (in homicides) in 1970 and 1972 were the result of 
>>   two large mass slayings (a senior citizen's home and the Bluebird Cafe 
>>   in the province of Quebec) by arson, and both of these unusual 
>>   increases were responsible for the apparent decrease in the following 
>>   years, 1971 and 1973."
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>Anybody know for sure how big these were?
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>
>--
>#####    |\^/|     Colin R. Leech            || Civil engineer by training
>##### _|\|   |/|_  ag414@freenet.carleton.ca || Transport planner by choice
>##### >         <  Opinions are my own. Consider them shareware if you want.
>#####  >_./|\._<   misc.transport.[misc|road|marine] are here! Ask for them.




	WHY IS THIS IN THIS NEWS GROUP?IT SHOULD BE IN A MONTREAL OR
QUEBEC NEWS GROUP.IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOVA SCOTIA.THIS IS AN
ISSUE FOR THE SOON TO BE FORMER CANADIAN PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.
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From: nstn3005@fox.nstn.ca (Paul MacDonald)
Subject: Re: The Montreal massacre - this date, 1989....
Date: 1995/12/11
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