Mr. Speaker, as the details come out, I join with all Canadians to express our sorrow at the tragic and senseless violence at Littleton's Columbine High School near Denver, Colorado. Our sympathies and compassion do not seem to be enough.
The tragic impact of this act on the families of these children and the faculty members as well as the community itself will be felt for years to come.
When young people are ensnared by an evil that makes them determined to steal, kill and destroy, the result is a horror that shakes us all. Whether it be acts such as this, or the killing of Reena Virk in B.C., we are impacted again with the importance for each of us to defend the preciousness of human life.
In the memory of those tragic victims, we are each personally called to overcome this type of evil by upholding what is good in our family and in our community.
Above all, for today our thoughts and heartfelt prayers are with these heartbroken parents and their families.