Mr. Speaker, I recently went to visit the commemorative plaque at the Saint-Charles-de-Limoilou church, which was placed in memory of the soldiers from our community who fell in the First World War.
These men, who were our neighbours, our family members, our schoolmates, left Limoilou to go and fight for freedom thousands of kilometres from home. Their courage, their sense of duty, and their faith in a better future continue to be a source of profound inspiration for us all.
This plaque, etched in bronze and in the memory of our community, reminds us that behind each name is a story, a dream interrupted, a family forever changed. Whenever we view it and reflect upon it, we not only remember; we renew an important link between the past and the present.
May we continue to keep their memory alive from generation to generation, and build a world worthy of their sacrifice.