Mr. Speaker, Corporal Fred Topham's Victoria Cross is up for sale. The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion is fighting to keep it in Canada, and I have a private member's bill to ensure this.
I wrote to both the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Veterans Affairs, encouraging them to do the right thing and protect this national treasure. In a vaguely worded press release the Canadian Heritage minister said, “I am determined to keep this medical in Canada”.
Would the minister tell the House what progress has been made on this issue?