He added it’s also interesting to consider younger people’s opinions about Calgary’s possible Olympic bid — teenagers will be in their mid-20s by the 2026 Olympics, and if Calgary bids for the Games and wins, that will have an impact on their lives in the city. “All these people are ISIL survivors,” said Ghazi Hasso, a member of the Yazidi community who came to Canada after the attacks. “It was a display of solidarity which was very exceptional.”

Jasleen Minhas said she is grateful the outpouring of support. “ISIS came to our areas and they attacked us because we are Yazidi — either you turn to Islam, or you will die,” she said of the threats the militant group made. “It’s our most recession-proof business because it’s not about impulse purchases,” Keelor explains.
Yazidi demonstrators at Calgary City Hall in Calgary, Alberta call for the Canadian government to help with efforts to reunite family members in Canada who fled the genocide perpetrated by ISIL in 2014 with those still living in Iraq.