Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I don't think I have any questions either. The situation is abundantly clear. I have the feeling that I'm trapped in a horror movie.
I am not a regular member of this committee. Normally I sit on the status of women committee. However, my father was also a member of the military and served on the front lines in World War II. I grew up with the children of widows or of women whose husbands were fighting in England. I am having a difficult time understanding this situation and why it has come to this.
Before I was elected to the House of Commons, I criticized the government's actions on a regular basis. Now that I'm a sitting member of Parliament, I am still critical of the government, but I like to think that I was elected to take positive action.
I will keep it short, because this is a humanitarian issue, not a political one. I hope that someone in this government will take responsibility for this situation and do what needs to be done. It's immoral and inconceivable that in 2007, people who have contributed their entire life to making this country what it is today are not recognized as full citizens and have to fight for that recognition. It boggles the mind.
I am a member of the Bloc Québécois and I take comfort in the fact that I want to build a different kind of country. If Canada remains this way, it's very unfortunate, but I can understand the woman who was here earlier saying that she wanted to move to England. It is unfortunate that the government for whom people have worked their entire life and to whom they have paid taxes has turned its back on them and refuses to acknowledge them as citizens. Ladies and gentlemen, I hope that ultimately the justice of your cause is recognized.
Ms. Jarratt, my most heartfelt thanks for the work you have done. Good luck with your book. When you are invited to appear as a guest on some programs, I hope that the truth will come to light and that the government will be sufficiently ashamed, as I am today, to put an end to this reign of terror for all of these victims.
Thank you very much.