Mr. Speaker, between 1958 and 1975 an estimated 40,000 Canadians joined the American armed forces, many of whom served in southeast Asia and the war in Vietnam.
In Washington, D.C. today the names of over 100 Canadians who were killed or missing in action are listed on the Vietnam war memorial. One of those listed is a close family member of mine, Paul Stuart Laverock.
On July 9, 1994 a Canadian coalition will be unveiling the Canadian Vietnam veterans national memorial dedicated to those Canadians who gave their lives and to those who are still missing in southeast Asia.
The plan is for this memorial to be located in Ottawa. However, to date no crown land has been volunteered for this small yet highly symbolic memorial.
On behalf of those Canadians killed and missing in Vietnam and thousands of Canadians who lost loved ones to the war in Vietnam, I call upon the government today to provide a suitable plot of crown land for this memorial.