Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute on Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack.

During a windswept morning ceremony at the Montreal school, wreaths and bouquets of white roses were laid in front of a commemorative plaque at Polytechnique’s main building.

Members of the school community took part in the early morning event, including Polytechnique Montréal president Maud Cohen.

“It’s a time to commemorate the events, what happened, and to remember these young women, their dreams, and what they ultimately wanted to do: become engineers,” Cohen said Saturday.

“But for us, it’s also a time to look to the future and see how, as a university, we can ensure we make a difference for

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