Mr. Speaker, let me say, since the previous speaker mentioned that his parents were refugees from another country, that I was a refugee from Hungary and came to Canada in 1957. Let me tell him that there are ways of celebrating flags and there are ways not to celebrate flags.
If members recall communist countries, every May 1 was May Day. The factories emptied. All the workplaces were empty. Those workers were forced to march past the reviewing stand in order to celebrate May Day. I recall when I was five years old going along with my mother because we had to bring family members along. I could not understand why all the adults around me wanted me to carry their flags. It was because they did not want to carry the flag.
Let me further say that October 27, 1995 was one of my proudest moments. I was at the Place du Canada in Montreal with my family and 600 people from my riding where we proudly carried the flag. That was an expression of our love for our country and our flag.
The only question I have for that member is where was he?