Mr. Speaker, May 15 of each year has been dedicated around the world to remembering and honouring those police officers who have been killed in the line of duty. While we mourn their loss, we are reminded of the service that we as a society ask them to provide.
Our police and peace officers toil in heroic anonymity, putting their lives on the line every day in the interests of safety and security.
Today we pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. They have given their lives selflessly to serve and protect our communities.
On behalf of the Canadian Alliance, I offer our thanks and our prayers to the families, communities and the police and peace services that have lost officers.
While we can never repay the debt we owe them, we must, and we will, always remember them.