Mr. Speaker, as part of the Liberals' ongoing war on history, the government is taking the absurd position of not including Confederation or history as the theme of the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
This petition originates from the Niagara region. It has been organized by members of the Bertie Historical Society, which knows a thing or two about history as its turf includes places where great battles in the War of 1812 took place as well as the Battle of Ridgeway, which was the result of a Fenian raid and one of the driving impetus events for Confederation itself.
The petitioners call on the government to reverse the decision not to have Confederation as a theme of the 150th anniversary of Confederation and to make, believe it or not, Confederation a theme of the 150th anniversary of Confederation.