Controversial promotion | The Coalition for Guns offered a “poly” promo code to its customers

(Ottawa) Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the Polytechnique massacre and spokesperson for the group PolySeSouvient, finds it “incredibly disrespectful” that opponents of gun control used the promo code “poly” to offer discounts on the sale derivative products online.

The Canadian Coalition for Gun Rights’ online store was until recently offering 10% off branded clothing, mugs and other merchandise to customers who used the promo code “poly”.

Thirty-three years ago, on December 6, 1989, in Montreal, a gunman murdered 14 women at “Poly” because they were women.

Nathalie Provost, who was shot four times that night, is now the spokesperson for PolySeSouvient, a group of École Polytechnique graduates and students who are pushing for stricter gun control in Canada. .

M^me Provost says it’s not surprising that the coalition made the promotion so close to the anniversary of the Polytechnique tragedy next Tuesday, given that this organization calls the shooting an anomaly that does not justify changing the gun laws.

Tracey Wilson, spokesperson for the Canadian Coalition for Gun Rights, argued that the promotion did not refer to the tragedy, but rather to PolySeSouvient’s Twitter account, which allegedly called her organization’s supporters gun trolls. .