Mr. Speaker, EgyptAir flight 990 has turned into an absolutely unspeakable tragedy for 18 Canadian families.
Although words are inadequate, I want these families to know that all of us in this House, all of the parties together, are sharing their pain.
The victims include Claude Masson, the deputy publisher of La Presse . A person universally recognized for his humanity, who rigorously seeks out the truth in the facts and their honest interpretation and who finds such definite expression for the social role of the press and the media in general, can be said to have been a success in life, a life that was far too short.
Truth and humanism today have lost a strong defender.