Air India relatives to get their day at inquiry

Ottawa: Relatives of the Air India bombing victims will gather here next week for an emotional recounting before a judicial inquiry of how their lives were altered by the June 23, 1985, terrorist attack that killed 331 people.
After lobbying for 20 years for a public inquiry, the families will finally get to tell their stories before commissioner John Major, the retired Supreme Court justice.
''It is the beginning of yet another journey for us, the families,'' said Lata Pada, a Mississauga, Ont., woman who lost her teenage daughters and her husband.
''We go there with a great deal of hope.''
But it is also painful and difficult to talk about the personal despair and frustration at the lack of convictions in Canada's worst act of terrorism. Major said Thursday that he expects the opening days of testimony to be powerful, but difficult. ''We hope this inquiry makes Canada a better place, not just for Indo-Canadians, but for all Canadians,'' he said.
22/09/06 National Post, Canada

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