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American diplomat recounts Canadian solidarity with U.S. after Sept. 11 attacks
Hunt says Canadians showed extraordinary compassion after the attacks as Toronto events include an exhibition and a ceremony honoring victims and first responders.
- As the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches this Friday, American diplomat Baxter Hunt recalls finding a "mountain of flowers" outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa the morning after the attacks, symbolizing immediate Canadian solidarity.
- Nearly 3,000 people were killed 25 years ago when al-Qaeda hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field, fundamentally shifting how the United States perceived global threats.
- Canadians demonstrated widespread compassion: 80,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill for a national day of mourning, while the Newfoundland community of Gander famously hosted more than 6,500 stranded travellers on 38 diverted passenger planes.
- The Toronto consulate is hosting commemorative events this month, including a ceremony featuring Maureen Basnicki, whose husband Ken was killed at the World Trade Center, to honor victims and first responders.
- Hunt emphasized that the 9/11 legacy persists in the deep bilateral relationship, even as current trade tensions involving Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump strain ties between the erstwhile allies.
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An American diplomat who served in Ottawa remembers Canadians' solidarity with their neighbours in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
·Montreal, Canada
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OTTAWA — U.S. diplomat Baxter Hunt recalls going to work at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa the next morning of the September 11 terrorist attacks and discovering "a mountain of flowers" in front of the building. "It was simply a day that no one of us will ever forget," said Mr. Hunt, now Consul General [...]
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American diplomat recounts Canadian solidarity with U.S. after Sept. 11 attacks
On the day of the 9/11 attacks, the community of Gander famously took in 38 passenger planes carrying more than 6,500 travellers after officials closed U.S. airspace.
·Toronto, Canada
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