Mr. Speaker, last week I received a letter from Shirley Pachal of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan. She writes:
Mr. Prime Minister, I have two wonderful sons who are members of our Armed Forces—one is with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the other with the Royal Canadian Regiment and they are very precious to me.
My sons are honourable, brave and courageous. They are the kind of men that Canada should be proud to call their own.
My sons have gone through rigorous and gruelling training and have worked hard and are committed to their jobs. They are prepared to stand up and defend all that is considered to be good and right.
They are prepared to put their lives on the line to defend their beliefs, families and Country.
I wish to say only one thing to you Mr. Prime Minister and to those who support you—Your actions, inactions and your lack of leadership have been nothing less than degrading and demoralizing to my sons as well as all Canadian troops. You have shown a lack of faith and confidence in courageous, hard working men and women of our Military. You have struck them with a crippling blow to their hearts and—