[MEDIA STATEMENT] BC Green Party – Shootings in Ottawa

​Oct. 22, 2014
For immediate release

VICTORIA, B.C. – BC Green Party Interim Leader Adam Olsen has issued the following statement regarding the tragic shootings that occurred on Parliament Hill in Ottawa earlier today:

"On behalf of the BC Green Party, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the Canadian Armed Forces officer from Hamilton who lost his life today while on duty at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. We also hold those who were injured on Parliament Hill in these attacks in our thoughts and prayers. Finally, I would like to express our gratitude for the courageous service of the security personnel and first responders in this tragic situation."

- Adam Olsen, Interim Leader of the BC Green Party

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