Mr. Speaker, the second petition, again from my riding of Mississauga South, is on the subject matter of firefighters. As all members know, they were here this week to speak to us about issues important to them. In this particular regard, their first priority was the public safety officers' compensation fund and, indeed, this petition is on that matter.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House the fact that police officers and firefighters are required to place their lives at risk in the execution of their duties on a daily basis; that employment benefits of police officers and firefighters often provide insufficient compensation to the families of those who are killed while on duty; and finally, also that the public mourns the loss of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty and wishes to support in a tangible way the surviving families in their times of need. The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to establish a fund known as the public safety officers' compensation fund for the benefit of families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.