Tragically Hip Release Video To Honour Victims

“We stand with the families of the 14 victims and the survivors of the femicide at École Polytechnique in 1989. Today marks 32 years. We fully support their ongoing effort to ban all semi-automatic assault weapons. Please visit www.polyremembers.ca to learn more and donate.”

The Tragically Hip have released a new music video to honour the victims of the mass shooting at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989.

The band released the video on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.

The sketches in the music video are by artist Stew Jones, while the background paintings are by Willo Downie.

The band’s song ‘Montreal’ was featured on the band’s EP Saskadelphia released in May. The EP features six previously unreleased songs that were written for their 1991 album ‘Road Apples.’  In a post on Twitter, the band said they have also created a CD and flexi disc single with the song ‘Montreal,’ and ‘It’s a Good Life if you Don’t Weaken,’ featuring the artist Feist.

The Tragically Hip said they will be will be bundled with t-shirts, with proceeds from the sales to be donated to the PolyRemembers/PolySeSouvient group.

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan