MONTREAL - Montrealers and others across the country paused to pay tribute Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago simply because they were women.

The prime minister acknowledged there was much left to do.

Mark Carney made the comment as he attended a commemoration in Montreal Saturday night honouring the 14 women. Earlier, he’d paid tribute to the victims, calling the massacre a “solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence.”

“Yes, we’ve made progress, we’ve made progress on gun control, we’ve made progress in other respects, but we haven’t made enough,” Carney said.

“I recognize that my government recognizes that we have to do more with respect, not just to the control of guns — there’s always new, assault rifles and other

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