Mr. Speaker, she does not know what the word "courage" means yet, but she personifies it. She does not know what determination is yet, but she embodies it. She cannot understand what resilience is, but she is a living example of it. She does not know what it means to stay calm yet, but she is a testament to it.
Those words now have a name: Claire Bell, age three.
Today, all Canadians and my colleagues join me in thanking the hundreds of police officers and volunteers who did a tremendous job.
I hope Claire's childhood is filled with love, safety and kindness. I hope she has dreams and fulfills them, because with her strength, courage, determination and resilience, at the tender age of three, she has already proven that she is an exceptional person.
May she never forget, never doubt and always remember that the whole country was rooting for her.