Explorer Samuel De Champlain and French Capital

: And like most of the rest of the world, he watched in horror and disgust throughout Friday as at least 129 people were slaughtered in separate, co-ordinated attacks around the French capital. "I didn't know something had happened and so I went online,'' Chapuis said Sunday as at least 100 people — many of them expat French citizens — braved the chilly November afternoon and laid flowers and candles at the foot of Ottawa monument to explorer Samuel de Champlain, according to Huffington Post Canada. The mourners wrapped themselves in the tri-colour flag and a young boy waved it defiantly on the hillside before the ambassador spoke. "It was mid-afternoon in Ottawa and I saw the magnitude of what was developing. The note, puzzling at first, struck like a thunderbolt when the seasoned diplomat turned to see what was happening. It took a few hours to get an idea of how grave; how atrocious the attacks has been.'' France Ambassador to Canada Nicolas Chapuis speaks to reporters following a vigil at Nepean Point, in Ottawa, on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The lead, which has yet to be verified, casts a shadow over efforts by both France — and now the Trudeau government — to give safe haven to some of the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants who've flooded across Europe since the spring. "Let not be mistaken. Still visibly shaken at times, Chapuis vowed the horrific events would not affect his country policy towards the still ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, even though a Syrian passport was found among the remains of one of the suicide bombers that struck the soccer stadium. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.