Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of a number of Canadians, including from my own riding of Mississauga South. It concerns our police officers and firefighters.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that police officers and firefighters are required to place their lives at risk on a daily basis as they discharge their duties. When one of them loses their life in the line of duty the employee benefits often do not provide adequately for their surviving family members. Further, the public also mourns that loss and wishes to recognize in a tangible way the officers who are killed and to assist their surviving family members.
The petitioners therefore call upon parliament to establish a public safety officers compensation fund for the families of police officers, firefighters and all public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty.