Air India memorial site unveiled in Montreal

Government officials helped break ground Sunday in Montreal on the final of four memorials dedicated to the victims of the Air India bombing.
Jason Kenney, minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, joined families of the victims at the site of the memorial, which will be located on Monk Island at the Lachine Canal National Historic Site.
"The Memorial … will serve as a place for quiet contemplation to remember the victims of the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history," Kenney said in a release. "It will be a reminder to Canadians that we are not immune from the threat of terrorism."
Kenney also said the Harper government will present a plan this week that "will lay out a roadmap to help ensure that such a terrible and senseless act does not happen again."
The plan will be based on an inquiry report by former Supreme Court of Canada justice John Major that catalogued a litany of federal failures before and after the attack. The June report warned that holes persist in the system that protects Canada's national security.
Major's key recommendation called for beefed-up powers to allow the country's national security adviser to set security policies and priorities and oversee communication between agencies.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has apologized on behalf of the government but hasn't acted on other recommendations made in the report, including a one-time payment to families of victims. On Sunday, Kenney said compensation was forthcoming, but gave few details regarding the amount. He suggested it would be far less than the millions received by the families of victims in other high-profile terrorism cases.
06/12/10 CBC NEWS, Canada

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