Mr. Speaker, on April 8, as part of the Salon international du livre de Québec, Ursulines de Quebec and Ursulines de Loretteville students released a collection of texts on international peace.
As the fighting rages in Yugoslavia and hundreds of thousands of men, women and children are forced to flee their homeland, I join with young Catherine Michaud, a sixth-grade student, who penned the following:
My wish would be for no more war For universal love to grow For everyone, not just for me A world of peace to get to know.
My wish would be for no more war For weapons all to disappear So war's young victims, not just me A shattered world need never fear.
May Catherine's heartfelt plea transcend international borders and add its echo to that of the shells.