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Justin Trudeau pays tribute to victims of Bataclan concert hall attack

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris, where he laid flowers at a memorial outside the Bataclan concert hall to pay tribute to victims of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks.

Quebec delegation stands in silent reflection outside Bataclan concert hall

Trudeau pays tribute to Bataclan attack victims

9 years ago
Duration 1:10
Vronic Dicaire leads Canadian delegates in singing Quebec ballad Quand les hommes vivront d'amour

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute this morning to victims of this month's terrorist attacks in Paris with a visit to the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the worst carnage on Nov. 13.

A Quebec delegation organized the memorial ceremony at the site where 90 of the 130 victims died when ISIS-inspired gunmen and suicide bombers launched seven co-ordinated attacks around Paris.

Trudeau was accompanied by his wifeSophie Grgoire-Trudeau as well as Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre. French Prime Minister Manual Valls also joined them at the memorial where they honoured the victims in silent reflection.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his wife Sophie Grgoire-Trudeau, right, and French prime minister Manuel Valls, pay their respects to victims of the Paris attacks in front of the Bataclan concert hall, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (Christophe Ena/AP)

The moving Quebec balladQuand les hommes vivront d'amour (Men will live from love), written byRaymond Lvesque, was performed at the ceremony by Vronic Dicaire, and studentsfrom a Quebec school board laid flowers on the makeshift shrine in front of the cafe.

Trudeaucalled his visit to the Bataclan "extremely touching."

"Canadians as a whole were extremely touched and affected deeply by the attacks, and it was an important opportunity to demonstrate that we stand firmly in sympathy and in resolve with the people of France indeed with everyone around the world in the fight against terror and the work to create peace and stability across the world," he said.

World leaders descend on Paris, despite attacks

Trudeausaid Saturday the shadow of the terrible terrorist attacks has actually made world leaders eager to show up in solidarity at the Paris climate talks, and that he was optimistic of a positive outcome despite the absence of credible emissions-cutting plans to stop global warming.

Premiers Kathleen Wynne of Ontario, Rachel Notley of Alberta, Christy Clark of B.C. and Saskatchewan's Brad Wall are also in Paris for Monday's formal start of the COP21 international climate negotiations, and will stop at the Bataclan to pay tribute later this afternoon.

Following the tribute,Trudeau had a workinglunch todaywith French President Franois Hollandeat thelysePalace. Tonight, hewill meetwith India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as negotiations on a post-2020 international climate framework get underway.

The prime minister has also scheduled meetings today with Ukraine President Petro Porochenko, former governor general Michalle Jean who is currently heading La Francophonie, and a group of Canadian big city mayors.

PM Trudeau in Paris for climate change talks

9 years ago
Duration 2:55
Justin Trudeau says he will consult with premiers within 90 days of the Paris climate change summit to set Canada's carbon reduction targets

With files from CBC News