Statement from Andrea Horwath on the anniversary of the Toronto van attack

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Toronto van attack:

"Today marks one year since a horrific and hateful attack on Yonge street killed 10 and injured 16 members of our community. We remember Beutis Renuka Amarasinghe, Andrea Bradden, Geraldine Brady, So He Chung, Anne Marie D'Amico, Mary Elizabeth Forsyth, Chul Min "Eddie" Kang, Ji Hun Kim, Munir Najjar, and Dorothy Sewell.

April 23 is now a day to remember those lives lost and think about the people that loved them. It’s a day to consider how we’re supporting and caring for those who were injured, and those witnesses living with the lasting trauma. It’s a day to thank police, emergency services workers and front-line health care staff for their bravery, compassion and heroic actions that day, including Toronto Police Constable Ken Lam. Finally, April 23 is a day on which we can declare that we did what we said we would: we came together and opened our hearts to one another, and we reclaimed our streets and our sense of home. The grief and pain continues for many, and so does the outpouring of the Toronto Strong spirit that helps in healing.”