On the ten-year anniversary of the attack on Parliament Hill, several politicians honoured the memory of the 24-year-old reservist from Hamilton who was shot and killed while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
On Oct. 22, 2014, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot twice in the back while standing guard on ceremonial sentry duty. While six Canadians rushed to help Cirillo, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
The gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, went on to breach the Centre Block of Parliament Hill where MPs were gathered for caucus meetings. Zehaf-Bibeau died in a gunfight with police officers and parliamentary security.
A day earlier, a different man had driven his car into two Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., before dying in a shootout with police. One of the soldiers survived, while the other, 53-year-old Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, succumbed to his injuries….