Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including from my own riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that police officers and firefighters are required to place their lives at risk on a daily basis and that when one of them loses life in the line of duty the public also mourns that loss.
The petitioners therefore ask parliament to establish a fund known as the public safety officers compensation fund for the benefit of families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.