Chris Cobb: In 1975, Ottawa suffered one of Canada's first school shootings. There was no playbook for how to respond | Page 891 | Unpublished
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Chris Cobb: In 1975, Ottawa suffered one of Canada's first school shootings. There was no playbook for how to respond

February 21, 2026
It was Monday, Oct. 27, 1975 when Ottawa student Robert Poulin walked into a religion class packed with his fellow students and sprayed bullets before killing himself in the hall outside. Read More


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