Mr. Speaker, I will present several petitions today. They have come in over the summer and this fall and are from people in British Columbia.
The petitioners say that over the last 10 years Canadian taxpayers have invested millions of dollars in infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack. The Canadian taxpayer will have to absorb any loss incurred by shutting down CFB Chilliwack and replacing that infrastructure elsewhere. This is the last army base unit in B.C. and the only military base in the lower mainland and in the entire British Columbia region. Due to its favourable climate CFB Chilliwack is able to provide optimum year round training.
Therefore the petitioners are calling upon Parliament to re-examine the closure of CFB Chilliwack to see if perhaps it should not stay open.