WHEREAS Tamil Canadians in Brampton have immensely contributed to the City of Brampton’s growth and wellbeing in all areas; and
WHEREAS The City of Brampton was one of the first in Canada to officially recognize Tamil Genocide being committed against the Tamil people in the island of Sri Lanka; and
WHEREAS The City of Brampton, on June 20th, 2021 (amended on June 27th, 2021) passed a motion to locate a city park or facility to build a monument; and
WHEREAS The City of Brampton later identified a suitable place within the premise of Chinguacousy Park in Brampton as an appropriate place to build the monument; and
WHEREAS This monument will (1) Remember and Memorialize the Tamil people’s lives lost during the Tamil Genocide, (2) Create awareness and educate Canadians about the Genocide committed against Tamil people in their traditional, and ancestral homeland in the island of Sri Lanka; and
WHEREAS This monument will serve to educate the people in Brampton and all Canadians about the Tamil Genocide; and
WHEREAS The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) is a leading national organization representing Tamil Canadians in Canada which advocates on behalf of Tamil people in order to achieve recognition, accountability and justice for the Tamil Genocide committed against Tamil people in the island of Sri Lanka; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
The monument be called as TAMIL GENOCIDE MONUMENT
The City of Brampton requests the National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) to lead this project of building this TAMIL GENOCIDE MONUMENT with the help of the City of Brampton, Brampton Tamil Association (BTA), Brampton Tamil Seniors Association (BTSA) and all other relevant stakeholders.
Added and published on the City's website on November 1, 2023