Heidi rathjen biography
The documentary Heidi Rathjen: from Tragedy to Triumph tells the story of a courageous young woman and her fight to prevent further atrocity....
Mr. Chancellor, I have the honour to present to you Heidi Rathjen and Wendy Cukier, two remarkable women whose devotion, energy and perseverance resulted in the adoption of Bill C-28 on gun control by the Canadian Parliament.
In , Wendy Cukier and Heidi Rathjen founded the Coalition for Gun Control and became the driving force in the crusade to have Bill C become law.
On December 6th of each year, we mourn the senseless death of 14 young women. Because of Heidi Rathjen and Wendy Cukier, the freedom to possess firearms has been severely limited. Although this should have been an easy fight, we all know this was not the case.
Today we celebrate Ms. Rathjen and Ms. Cukier for their struggle in the face of much opposition and for their triumphant victory.
Heidi Rathjen était étudiante en génie civil en 1989. Fermement décidée à ce que ne se reproduisent plus jamais les assassinats perpétrés à l'École Polytechnique de l'Université de Montréal, dont elle avait été témoin, elle a pris en charge la coordination d'une pétition étudiante en vue d'interdire les armes à feu.
Au moment où elle a obtenu son diplôme quelques mois plus ta