Mr. Speaker, today is Canada's Heritage Day. Canada is a country with a rich history and heritage. This year we are celebrating our farming heritage.
The rural culture today is at risk. Farmers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan need farm disaster relief.
Safe firearm use on farms is also a part of the rural culture.
Today Canadians celebrate the contributions of our aboriginals an Inuit peoples, our pioneers who opened up this land and our men and women who laid down their lives in times of war so we can live in a free society.
Canada must show the courage to acknowledge the bleak moments of history, such as the internment of the Ukrainians at the turn of the century and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923.
Today we celebrate our heritage knowing that all Canadians, wherever they originated, have made significant contributions in building this country. Our history reflects this diversity. This history must be passed on to all Canadians, young and old.