Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including from my own riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners 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 employment benefits for them often do not provide sufficient compensation for the families of those who are killed in the line of duty.
They also state that the public mourns their loss when they are killed in the line of duty and wishes to support in a tangible way the surviving families in their time of need.
The petitioners therefore ask Parliament to establish a public safety officers compensation fund for the benefit of families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.