Thank you, Madam Chair.
There are a number of reasons that Canada bestows honours on citizens and on others as well. Some of them involve courage. Some are for other accomplishments or other ways that people have given to Canada.
The feeling is that there will be a threshold established by the Governor in Council for blood donations. That threshold will be high enough that the level of donations—the sustained commitment to giving the gift of life to others—will generally take place over decades and not over a short time. That level of commitment is deemed worthy of recognition by those who have moved the amendment.