Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from a number of Canadians, including my own riding of Mississauga South.
The petitioners draw to the attention of the House that the police officers and firefighters are required to place their lives at risk in the performance of their duties on a daily basis, and that the employment benefits of police officers and firefighters often do not provide sufficient compensation to their families for those whose spouses are killed in the line of duty, and also that the public mourns the loss of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty and wishes to support in a tangible way the surviving family members in their time of need.
The petitioners therefore pray and call on 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.