Madame Speaker, on Thursday, primary school students from my riding marched for peace in the streets of Saint-Jérôme, to show their concern for the children of Iraq, because a socially aware school inhabits the earth.
Yesterday, I met with some of these children from La Fourmilière alternative school, who asked me to give the Prime Minister the following message:
We are six and seven year old children and we do not want to have a war. We are scared and worried. At school, the teachers teach us peaceful ways to resolve our conflicts. You know, we could teach you some. Thank you for listening to us.
These young children gave me cards and drawings to give to the Prime Minister and asked me if what they were doing was important. I told them yes and that I would make sure to pass on their messages of love and peace.
What these children did, their questions and their hope-filled eyes, moved me. May they silence the guns and open our hearts to peace.