Mr. Speaker, I want to introduce my colleagues and the people of Canada to a committed and dedicated family from Langley, British Columbia who are in the gallery today.
Ken and Eileen Roffel have worked tirelessly to get drunk drivers off our roads by speaking out about zero tolerance. You see, their son Mark was murdered in Langley, British Columbia by a drunk driver. Since that terrible ordeal they have raised immense awareness about drunk driving by getting petitions signed. Today I have the privilege of submitting one of the largest petitions ever sent to the House of Commons.
It cannot stop here. This House will prepare a draft bill on drunk driving no later than November 30, 1998. We must pay attention to the message Ken and Eileen have brought us through hundreds of thousands of Canadians signing this petition. Do not drink and drive.
Finally, I want to say this. The murder of Mark Roffel was senseless but his family and hundreds of thousands of Canadians will remember him forever. His story will live on through a positive change in drunk driving legislation.