The Liberal government has proclaimed that National Day Against Gun Violence will be held annually on the first Friday of June, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming it will be a “Day of remembrance and a time to recommit ourselves to building a Canada free of gun violence.”
Trudeau made the announcement June 1 during a press conference in Toronto, alongside Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien, as well as  representatives of the Toronto Raptors basketball team.
“Our government is here to work with you as partners. Community members, advocates, families of victims, doctors, teachers, police officers, we’re here to work alongside you on the National Day Against Gun Violence, and every day, because every Canadian should have the freedom to go to their supermarket, their school or their place of worship, without fear,” Trudeau said….