On this December 6 which marks the 32e anniversary of the Polytechnic femicide, the Kingston-based group The Tragically Hip paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the massacre with a commemorative music video of the song Montreal.
“Today, we express our support to the families of the 14 victims and to the survivors of femicide at the École Polytechnique in 1989. We wish to support their efforts against the possession and sale of semi-automatic assault weapons,” said they wrote in a message posted on their Twitter account.
The group created a set including a t-shirt as well as a record with three songs: the single Saskadelphia, Montreal, written about the tragedy, and It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, interpreted at the Junos with Feist. The proceeds will be donated to the PolySesouvient organization to support the families of the victims.