Canadians took to the streets of numerous Canadian cities yesterday to show solidarity with Muslim-Canadians and to denounce Sunday’s shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that left six men dead.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined religious and political leaders at the Quebec City demonstration to condemn the massacre that also wounded 19 people at the mosque.

Trudeau said the first names of each of the victims and told the crowd Muslim Canadians are valued members of every community.

He said those who died and were wounded were ordinary Canadians “like us all” and then fought back tears as religious leaders spoke.

In Montreal, subway entrances and streets were swarmed as several thousand people made their way to a vigil.

Many carried candles and openly wept as local Muslim speakers went onstage to denounce Islamophobia.

On Parliament Hill, Governor General David Johnston told hundreds of people that Canadians must come together.

In Halifax, hundreds turned out in front of city hall where Mayor Mike Savage told the crowd that he was “heartbroken” by the killings.

In Western Canada, hundreds of people turned out at vigils in Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and elsewhere.

Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old Laval University student, is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.

(The Canadian Press)