Mr. Speaker, today, February 15, is the day for celebrating the Canadian flag which was approved by this parliament 35 years ago. Indeed, the hon. member's predecessor was the chairman of the committee that proposed the flag. The flag was given to the Liberal caucus by the great Canadian, Lester B. Pearson. Today I am very happy to say that the president of the caucus will give the flag to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
It is a very important flag, which is part of Canada's history, and it will be turned over to Canadian authorities to be preserved for posterity.