MONTREAL – Organizers of a vigil in Montreal to mark the ninth anniversary of a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque that left six people dead and 19 wounded say they are speaking out about racism at a time when Islamophobia is high in Quebec. A number of activities were planned as part of Muslim Awareness Week in the city, including a late afternoon vigil to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, attack. People gather in remembrance of the victims of a Jan. 29, 2017, shooting at a Quebec City mosque in Edmonton on Jan. 30, 2017. “There’s definitely a polarization within our society.”Stephen Brown, CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said the Quebec City mosque attack did not occur in isolation, but followed a series of Islamophobic incidents. The Quebec City mosque attack occurred on Jan. 29, 2017, when Alexandre Bissonnette entered the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood during evening prayers and opened fire on worshippers.