Mr. Speaker, for the first time in 45 years Canadians have taken on the duties of the Queen's guard.
Ninety-six Canadian soldiers from the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry will be standing on parade with British soldiers during the changing of the guard ceremonies at Buckingham Palace during the next few weeks.
The month of May marks the beginning of what unofficially is Canada month in Britain. The celebrations planned are military, literary, cultural and even culinary and centre around the May 13 reopening of Canada House, the landmark Canadian high commission building in London, by Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Congratulations to Private Jonathan Murphy who grew up in my riding—