moved that Bill S-246, An Act respecting the recognition of wartime service, be read the first time.
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to introduce at first reading Bill S-246, the wartime service recognition act. The bill would provide for the development of a national framework for the recognition of certain military service as wartime service, and a timeline for designation of wartime service if it meets the criteria, going back to the Korean War and for future conflicts.
The bill passed unanimously in the other place. It follows decades of advocacy by veterans for recognition of modern wartime service and would mean that future veterans would not need to fight for their own recognition. Canadian Armed Forces members put their life on the line for our freedom, and the bill would make sure they are properly recognized.
(Motion agreed to and bill read the first time)