Mr. Speaker, in a few days we will celebrate the final Remembrance Day of this century. Throughout veterans week we will reflect with pride on the sacrifices made by our citizens over the past 100 years. The Canada we have inherited was paid for with the blood and sacrifice of its young Canadians.
The world wars had an impact on the lives of thousands of Canadians. Those who returned home were changed forever by these wars.
Those who returned home battle weary, often scarred in body and spirit, had a country to build. They picked up the lost years of their lives and got on with the job. They worked in the fields and the factories. They set up new businesses. They raised their families. They helped build a nation that has known only peace and prosperity throughout the last half of the century.
Today we thank those who served the nation for a job so nobly done.