By Veronica Beltran with files from Canadian Press

PM addresses N.S. shooting

‘Do not give him infamy’: Trudeau addresses N.S. mass shooting

Apr 20, 2020 | 8:43 AM

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily COVID-19 update was a bit different today (Apr.20) addressing the mass shooting that occurred in Nova Scotia in place of the pandemic.

Among the 17 dead was an RCMP officer, Const. Heidi Stevenson, Trudeau thanked the bravery of all RCMP officers from coast to coast.

As gatherings across the country have been prohibited due to the possibility of COVID-19 transmission, funerals will not be held for the victims.

The Prime Minister made note of a virtual vigil that will be held on Friday in memory of all the victims.

“Do not give him infamy.”—Justin Trudeau

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Trudeau asked the media to not use the name or the photo of the shooter involved as to not give him infamy. Instead he said to focus on the lives lost, to remember those and commemorate them.

The Prime Minister closed his address by directing himself to children across Canada, saying that he knows there seems to be a lot of bad in the world right now, but there is a lot of good and they will see that.