Close X
Saturday, January 25, 2025
ADVT 
National

Yves Richard, Husband Of Burkina Faso Victim Says He Hung Up On Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The Canadian Press, 21 Jan, 2016 12:37 PM
    MONTREAL — The husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says he hung up on Justin Trudeau when the prime minister called him earlier this week.
     
    Yves Richard tells Montreal radio station 98.5 FM he was frustrated about what he called Trudeau's platitudes during their conversation Monday.
     
    Richard says he told Trudeau to hug his wife and children and that he then put down the phone on the prime minister.
     
     
    Richard's wife, Maude Carrier, was one of the six Quebecers killed in an attack perpetrated last week by al-Qaida militants.
     
    Earlier this week, Carrier's mother urged Trudeau to keep Canadian fighter planes involved in the war on terrorism the Middle East.
     
    Camille Carrier, whose ex-husband Yves Carrier also was killed, said she was ashamed by Trudeau's pledge to pull the six CF-18 jet fighters.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Judge Rules Guy Turcotte Must Serve 17 Years Before Parole Eligibility

    Judge Rules Guy Turcotte Must Serve 17 Years Before Parole Eligibility
    Guy Turcotte was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in December in the 2009 stabbing deaths of his two children, Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3.

    Judge Rules Guy Turcotte Must Serve 17 Years Before Parole Eligibility

    Canadian Man Ordered Held In Jail Until 4th Trial Of 1988 Double Killing

    Canadian Man Ordered Held In Jail Until 4th Trial Of 1988 Double Killing
      Anthony Barnaby pleaded not guilty in September to murder charges.

    Canadian Man Ordered Held In Jail Until 4th Trial Of 1988 Double Killing

    Government Will 'Get It Right' On Getting Oil, Gas To Tidewater, Says Jim Carr

    Government Will 'Get It Right' On Getting Oil, Gas To Tidewater, Says Jim Carr
    OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr acknowledges there's considerable urgency to building new Canadian pipeline capacity to tidewater, even as new roadblocks continue to appear.

    Government Will 'Get It Right' On Getting Oil, Gas To Tidewater, Says Jim Carr

    10 Years Later, Canadian Diplomat Glyn Berry's Death In Kandahar Still Unpunished

    10 Years Later, Canadian Diplomat Glyn Berry's Death In Kandahar Still Unpunished
    The family intends to mark today's sombre anniversary with a quiet celebration of Berry's life and legacy, his widow Valerie told The Canadian Press.

    10 Years Later, Canadian Diplomat Glyn Berry's Death In Kandahar Still Unpunished

    'i Am Not Donald Trump,' Says Brash Kevin O'leary, Mulling Bid For Tory Leadership

    Both of them are business titans, authors, and TV personalities — one actively running to lead the U.S. political right, and the other thinking about doing the same in Canada.

    'i Am Not Donald Trump,' Says Brash Kevin O'leary, Mulling Bid For Tory Leadership

    Safe Injection Service Within Vancouver HIV Centre Gets Federal Approval

    The centre cares for HIV patients who may also have complex health and social issues, including mental illness and addictions.

    Safe Injection Service Within Vancouver HIV Centre Gets Federal Approval