Mr. Speaker, yesterday I knelt while a wonderful woman in a wheelchair pinned this flower on my jacket. When I got up, I had to fight back tears because I was so aware of the ease with which I could get up and walk to my destination.
People who suffer from multiple sclerosis and other debilitating diseases display the highest courage as they live from day to day. I have a profound respect and love for them.
I think of people struggling with MS; Mark, Joanne and others in my Elk Island constituency and hundreds throughout our country. They deserve every possible support and encouragement from the rest of us.
I urge everyone to give generously to its fundraising efforts. Let us do all we can to promote research to find a cure and to help make their lives more tolerable.