Mr. Speaker, as Canada marches ahead into the 21st century, we continue to celebrate the stories of our past. The theme for Veterans' Week 2006 is “Share the Story”.
Canadians across this country will see the Veterans' Week poster, which depicts the coming together of generations. A young man is trying on his second world war uniform as a veteran looks on. As the poster suggests, Veterans' Week has become a time for veterans and young people to come together and grow together.
Let us learn more about our veterans' experiences. Above all, let us encourage our young to pay homage to our past and honour its stories.
I encourage all of us to ask questions of those who helped create such a prosperous nation, those who fought to preserve the values and privileges we treasure today, because for all good things in this country, we can thank our veterans.