Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida Canada NewsWire OTTAWA, June 12, 2016 OTTAWA, June 12, 2016 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement after hearing of the fatal shooting in Orlando, Florida: "I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn today so many people have been killed and injured following a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. "While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is appalling that as many as 50 lives may have been lost to this domestic terror attack targeting the LGBTQ2 community. "On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I offer our condolences and prayers to the families and friends of those lost today, and wish a full recovery to all those injured. We stand in solidarity with Orlando and the LGBTQ2 community. "We grieve with our friends in the United States and Florida, and offer any assistance we can provide." This document is also available at http://pm.gc.ca   SOURCE Prime Minister's Office CONTACT: PMO Media Relations: 613-957-5555 Web Site: http://pm.gc.ca/ Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504