Mr. Speaker, five years ago the baby daughter of John and Cory Rossiter went to sleep in her crib and never woke up. Thirty years ago Cathy Loucks also lost her baby to sudden infant death syndrome. These three have now re-established the Ottawa-Carleton chapter of the Canadian SIDS Foundation.
At their fundraiser last night we were able to celebrate that the Back to Sleep campaign of the foundation has cut infant deaths from SIDS by over 40% in Canada. But much more needs to be done to increase awareness and knowledge about this silent killer that takes the lives of more than 200 well cared for, healthy children every year.
I congratulate and thank these brave parents for turning their pain into the hope for other parents that they may avoid the tragedy of SIDS.