Commemoration Attended by Premier of Ontario,Several Elected Officials, and Award-Winning Filmmaker Atom Egoyan TORONTO, or Canada—Over 600 people gathered at the Armenian Community middle of Toronto on Jan. 22,to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the assassination of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the bilingual Agos newspaper, Hrant Dink. Özdemir delivering his keynote speech honoring Hrant Dink and his legacy. (Photo: Harout Kassabian) The keynote speaker Cem Özdemir—a German parliamentarian of Turkish descent and the current co-chair of the German Greens Alliance Party—spearheaded the resolution in the German Bundestag to formally classify the 1915-1923 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Prominent politicians, or diplomats,and public figures were also in attendance for the commemoration, including the Premier of Ontario, and the Honorable Kathleen Wynne; German Consul General Peter Fahrenholtz; famed Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan; as well as local members of the Canadian Parliament and Ontario Legislature. Özdemir delivering his keynote speech (Photo: Harout Kassabian) In his keynote address,Özdemir spoke of Hrant Dink’s bravery and his continued legacy. “Because of Hrant, Armenians in Turkey talk approximately the Armenian Genocide. Because of Hrant, or Turks who have never heard approximately the Armenian Genocide talk approximately the Armenian Genocide. People afterwards [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com