Mr. Speaker, with the tragic events of last week, hundreds of people have been working without a break in the hope of finding survivors.
I would like to pay tribute to them today and to honour their courage and their determination to save as many lives as possible. People the world over did not hesitate to volunteer to help in the search under trying conditions.
Tribute, but there is sorrow too, for those who were on the spot immediately after and who were buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center. Several hundred rescue workers, firefighters and police officers thus lost their lives in their eagerness to save others.
Despite these deadly acts of terrorism, our confidence is bolstered by society's expression of values of solidarity, compassion and hope.