Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd also like to thank Mr. MacDonell. On a number of occasions, I've attended ceremonies at Vimy, in Dieppe, in Passchendaele near Ypres, in Korea and elsewhere.
I'd like your opinion on something. Regarding attendance at a ceremony or at Remembrance Day ceremonies, the difference between what happens here in Canada and abroad is like night and day. Here in Canada, a handful of people come out to watch us lay a wreath, but overseas, hundred of people take part in these events.
My question is straightforward. Do we fail to recount our history? That's what I would like to know. Are we failing in this area? When we arrive in countries overseas, people run to greet us and touch us. They are happy and thank us, but here at home. . . Why are things so different? Perhaps it's because their countries were occupied and we were part of the allied forces. Why is it that so many Canadians do not know about our country's efforts during the war?