-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 OTTAWA - Today, the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) joins Jewish communities in Canada and around the world in solemnly marking Yom HaShoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day. Over seven decades have passed since the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust. A [...]
-COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE- POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE 1er mai, 2019 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 OTTAWA - Le Comité national arménien du Canada (CNAC) se joint aujourd'hui aux communautés juives du Canada et du monde entier pour marquer solennellement le Yom HaShoah, jour de la commémoration de l'Holocauste. Plus de sept décennies se sont écoulées [...]
April 24, 2019 Dear Friends, This year marks the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Today is a day of remembrance and commemoration, and a reminder of the years when the world remained silent as over 1.5 million Armenians were killed. Today is a day to grieve for the lives of the men, women, and [...]
APRIL 24, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives, issued the following statement on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day: “Today, marks the sombre anniversary of the Armenian genocide, or Medz Yeghern, which began 104 years ago. In this atrocity, about 1.5 million innocent Armenian men, women, and children [...]
Ottawa, Ontario - April 24, 2019 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement: “Today, we join Armenian communities in Canada and around the world to honour the memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide, a dark chapter in human history which must never be forgotten. “Although more than a century has [...]
-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2019 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 OTTAWA - On Wednesday, April 24, thousands of Canadians from across the country gathered in Ottawa, to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and to reinstate their commitment to remembering, condemning and demanding justice for this grave crime against [...]
-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2019 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 OTTAWA - On Thursday, April 11, 2019, Shahen Mirakian, president of the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), testified at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights regarding their ongoing study on how to combat online hate [...]
-COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE- POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE 12 avril, 2019 Contact: Sevag Belian (613) 235-2622 OTTAWA - Le jeudi 11 avril 2019, Shahen Mirakian, président du Comité national arménien du Canada (CNAC), a témoigné devant le Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne de la Chambre des communes au sujet de [...]
-PRESS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Martin Sampson, CIJA msampson@cija.ca 613-219-3500 OTTAWA, April 10, 2019—In recognition of Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation, and Prevention Month, a coalition of civil society organizations are joining together to solemnly commemorate and condemn acts of genocide and recommit to working together to prevent genocide. Events are scheduled to take place in [...]
-COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE- POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE Renseignements: Martin Sampson, CIJA msampson@cija.ca 613-219-3500 OTTAWA, le 10 avril 2019 – Dans le cadre du Mois de la commémoration, de la condamnation et de la prévention du génocide, des organismes de la société civile se réunissent pour commémorer et condamner solennellement les actes de génocide et réaffirmer leur engagement [...]
