Mr. Speaker, Remembrance Day is a sacred and solemn occasion in my home province. In fact it is consider important enough for Nova Scotia to have a separate Remembrance Day act. That act includes fines of up to $15,000 for any employer who contravenes the act and thereby breaks faith with those who died.
I strongly support my home province's position on this important day but I am afraid that other jurisdictions are not so committed. In fact I am told that here in Ontario students are barely given enough time to attend a cenotaph ceremony.
At this turbulent time in our history, we need to remember appropriately the freedoms our veterans won for us and the terrible price they paid. Let us never forget.