Mr. Speaker, on behalf of thousands of Canadians, it is my honour to present this petition initiated by David Palmer.
The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal recognized veterans serving 547 consecutive days between September 3, 1939 to March 31, 1947. Now there is no such medal.
The petition calls upon the Government of Canada to create a new medal to honour and include Canadian veterans who honourably served our nation, completing 547 days of uninterrupted honourable duty between September 2, 1945 to the present, by issuing a new and inclusive Canadian military service medal to recognize their service.
The creation of a military service medal would bring recognition, inclusiveness and remembrance for all veterans.