Mr. Speaker, there are three important occasions being marked this coming Sunday, May 8.
It is the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. VE Day ended a fierce and bloody battle that lasted almost six years. One million young Canadians donned uniforms and went off to help deliver Europe from the tyranny of the Nazis`45,000 never came home.
It is also Mother's Day. I would like to wish every mother, and especially those of our military, a very happy Mother's Day.
On Sunday the doors of the new Canadian War Museum will open for the first time to the public. It is an impressive building brimming with artifacts of our proud military heritage.
Many thousand veterans will be there for the opening and to commemorate VE Day. On behalf of a grateful nation, I would like to say to all of them, thank you.