The use of a “Poly” promotional code created by the Canadian Gun Rights Coalition to encourage the purchase of merchandise on its website sparked outrage from a survivor of Friday’s Polytechnique shooting.

“I feel that this is an incredible lack of respect for the victims, but also for what the Polytechnique events represent for Quebec society,” said Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the December 6, 1989 tragedy, in an interview with TVA Nouvelles.

His shock was shared by the Polytechnique Montreal on Friday night, just days before the 33rd anniversary of the murder of the woman.

Tracey Wilson, the coalition’s vice president of public affairs, had specifically promoted this offer in a tweet published on November 20. “Save 10% with promotional code POLY,” reads his account.

This publication came in direct response to a tweet by the organization PolySeSouvient denouncing the goods promoted by the coalition.

“We see in this manipulation of a tragic event not only a very tasteless provocation, but above all an insult to the memory of the victims, the injured, their families and the entire Polytechnique community,” Polytechnique Montreal said in a press release.

According to Ms. Provost, Ottawa’s chosen strategy to ensure better gun control will not change much in the way gun advocates in the country perceive it.

“I think whatever strategy you use to advocate for stronger gun control, there will be trouble,” she said.

Regarding Federal Weapons Control Act C-21, the survivor said she was pleased with the progress.

“It’s a happy medium, it’s a request we’ve had for a very long time. […] What we want is to limit offensive weapons, not stop people from hunting,” she said.

Recall that in December 1989, a gunman killed 14 women at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

See a survivor of the 1989 shooting react in the video above.

Beirut, December 3 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Economy and Trade of the interim government of Lebanon, Amin Salam, reiterated the commitment to the livelihoods of the citizens and its ability to face the problems of the crisis today.

Referring to the new tariff dollar rate and price controls, the headline reinforced the study of regulations designed to guarantee that Lebanese consumers can buy their food, drink, medicines and basic commodities with a loss of 95 percent of their purchasing power.

The agency assured that the ministry set the new tariffs without worrying the Lebanese about access to food, noting that 70-75 percent of food would not be subject to the tariff dollar.

According to the official, Article 74 of the Budget Law 2022 provides for the imposition of a 10 percent duty for a period of five years on imported goods and commodities if an equivalent product is manufactured in Lebanon in sufficient quantity for local consumption.

Regarding qualifying luxury products, Salam said that monitoring the price difference will be the responsibility of the finance, industry and economy ministries.

On this subject, the manager assured that he would not sign additional levies on imported materials to relieve the consumer in the face of the economic collapse.

The economic chief stated that Lebanon imports 90 percent of what the population consumes; In this sense, he called on the local industry to ensure self-sufficiency in food security and to be present in the domestic market.

Salam insisted on the need to strengthen government finances “but not at the expense of citizens’ livelihoods or food security.”

The minister reiterated that there will be clear regulations for food and basic necessities for the benefit of citizens in the coming week.

The nation of cedars changed the tariff dollar to 15,000 Lebanese pounds this December 1, after decades in 1,500, a measure trying to fund the treasury despite warnings from specialists of its impact on purchasing power and slowing the economy.

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The young man was seriously injured. ©SBB/Symbol image

On the night of Friday to Saturday, shortly after 1:20 am, the cantonal emergency call center in St.Gallen received a report that a person had climbed into a train carriage at the railway station in Gossau and been electrocuted. The 18-year-old Swiss was taken to hospital in critical condition.

An 18-year-old Swiss man was with colleagues on the premises of the Gossau SG railway station. Apparently, he climbed onto the roof of a freight train car just before 1:20 am. There he was electrocuted in the power line area and thrown away. The young man was seriously injured and caught fire. Two of the 18-year-old’s colleagues immediately provided first aid. They suffered unspecified burns.

The seriously injured 18-year-old was immediately taken to the hospital in critical condition following first aid by the medical staff. His two colleagues, aged 18 and 19, also received medical attention and were taken to the hospital.

In addition to several patrols and the forensic competence center of the canton of St.Gallen police, two ambulances, an emergency doctor, the transport police, an SBB intervention team and the PEH psychological first aid team were on duty. .