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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflected on the loss of his own brother as he addressed family members who lost loved ones in the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 on the fifth anniversary of that tragedy.

Five years ago, on Jan. 8, 2020, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. (IGRC) shot down passenger flight PS752, killing everyone on board. The tragedy claimed the lives of 176 innocent passengers, crew and an unborn child.

“I know you’ve all been through a lot. And I know that some of you were hoping that five years might be a moment in which it begins to hurt a little less, to have lost your loved ones,” he said.

“I was reflecting on this over Christmas as, for the first time, I brought my kids out to the town where my little brother lived and worked before he was taken, in a very difficult accident,” he continued. “But I can tell you the grief becomes a part of you. It becomes something that is not just a difficulty to live with, it becomes a driving force in your life as well.”

The event follows on the heels of a national Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa — the first since Trudeau announced Monday that he will step down as Liberal leader. The focus was on the next steps for the party, as it begins a national search for a leader who can hold their own against popular Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

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