Mr. Speaker, I wish to add my words to those of the member for St. Boniface. Each year in Canada police receive thousands of reports of missing children who are classified as runaways, abductions by strangers, or parental abductions.
Too frequently these children are extremely vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets. In the greater Toronto area Operation Go Home is just one of thousands of organizations dedicated to making Canadian communities a safe environment for our children.
Since 1984, May 25 has been recognized in Canada as National Missing Children's Day. This is an opportune time during the International Year of the Family to renew our commitment to crime prevention and to safer homes and streets for our children.
I invite all Canadians to join us in recognizing this day by wearing a green ribbon of hope.