Mr. Speaker, in January I was starting a public meeting at Sicamous in my riding when a woman handed me a bag full of yellow ribbons. She said that the abduction and murder of Melanie Carpenter in mid-afternoon from her place of work was something Canadians should remember by wearing or displaying a yellow ribbon.
I then spoke about private member's Bill C-240 which would make it easier to designate convicted criminals as dangerous offenders. Had Bill C-240 been in force, Melanie Carpenter would be with her loved ones today.
Last week I received a fax from Sicamous saying that there are hundreds of yellow ribbons along the Trans-Canada Highway and down Highway 97A. People want to see a highway of yellow ribbons reaching all the way to Ottawa to prompt Parliament to act now.
I ask all hon. members to speed Bill C-240 through the justice committee and third reading so that others are protected from the tragic fate of Melanie Carpenter.