# ‘Why did I make it?’ Dawson College shooting survivors on compassion, healing and purpose

https://mins.news/en/item/54778

- CBC News, 2026-09-11 08:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dawson-shooting-survivors-20-years-later-9.7338607?cmp=rss

> Hayder Kadhim and Meaghan Hennegan survived being shot in the mass shooting at Montreal’s Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006. Two decades later, they reflect on compassion, healing and finding purpose in life.

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