Cotler was recognized for efforts on human rights, promoting Wallenberg legacy, and defence of political prisoner during a reception attended by dozens of MPs, Senators, the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Justice & Attorney General, and Employment, Social Development & Multiculturalism, civil society and community leaders; academia; and family. Irwin Cotler, M.P., Mount Royal, was awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial ... Lire plus »

MP Irwin Cotler was lauded as a human rights hero on the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. On Apr. 23, he received the inaugural Roméo Dallaire Human Rights Leadership Award from Concordia University’s Montreal Institute on Genocide Studies (MIGS). Cotler gave the keynote address “Lessons of the Rwandan Genocide For Our Time,” highlighting the importance of remembrance and combatting ... Lire plus »

Le député de Mont Royal, Irwin Cotler, a annoncé mercredi qu’il ne se présentera pas à la prochaine élection fédérale. Le député continuera toutefois d’exercer ses fonctions jusqu’au déclenchement de la prochaine élection, qui devrait avoir lieu le ou avant le 19 octobre 2015. «J’ai eu l’honneur et le privilège de servir mon comté, le Parlement, et le peuple canadien ... Lire plus »

Years ago, Irwin Cotler’s grandson went to Parliament and watched a question period, one Cotler describes today as “not as raucous as usual.” When it was over, the Mount Royal MP’s grandson had one question. “Grandpa, do they always scream at each other like that?” he asked. “I hesitated to tell him that it wasn’t even as bad as other ... Lire plus »