Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to make some comments with regard to Remembrance Day, which is only a week an some days away. Remembrance Day is very important to me. It is a day well remembered by my family. I was born and spent my early years in Holland and, of course, it was the Canadian soldiers who liberated Holland. I remember very well as a young boy walking through the square. Tanks were there, a lot of soldiers, and the tremendous celebrations that took place at the liberation time.
I think what is important, Mr. Speaker, is to recognize that people are carrying on the tradition of remembering Remembrance Day. The people from the Royal Canadian Legion who work hard on an annual basis to ensure that this day is remembered. Many of these people are former soldiers from either the Korean War or other wars, the Second World War, and they are the people that were personally involved in a lot of these conflicts. They carry on the tradition, Mr. Speaker, and it is a lot of work but they take a great deal of pride in putting on this particular ceremony. I know all across Canada that day will be celebrated and it is a day of remembrance for everyone.
I would just like to acknowledge and say a thank you to the members of the Royal Canadian Legion first of all here in Yellowknife. Usually they have a reception at their particular branch after the ceremony, but also across Canada. I would like to express a word of thanks, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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