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House Hansard - 332

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 14, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 332 - Jun/14/24
Mrs. Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville, CPC)
  • Jun/14/24 11:00:55 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, today, I stand to congratulate a young man in my riding of Yorktown—Melville. Jake Soltys, a grade 11 student from Sturgis Composite School, wrote a Remembrance Day poem that pays homage to our fallen heroes, entitled A Tribute to the Brave. Jake's poem won at the local, zone, district and provincial levels. He then went on to receive first place on the national level, winning a prize and a trip to Ottawa for this year's national Remembrance Day service. A portion of his poem reads: In Flanders Fields the poppies growTo remind us of the debts we owe.On Remembrance Day we stand as one,To remember those whose battles are done. I am so proud to represent Canadians who remember the sacrifices for our freedoms that were so valiantly defended and fought for. I am extremely proud of our young community members like Jake who honour that legacy. Congratulations to Jake. I am sure his trip to Ottawa on Remembrance Day 2024 will be memorable. Lest we forget.
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Context: House Hansard - 332 - Jun/14/24
Ms. Lisa Hepfner (Hamilton Mountain, Lib.)
  • Jun/14/24 11:07:35 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I had the great honour of travelling to Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. It was a very moving experience. There I met a dozen veterans who helped liberate Europe and give us the freedom we enjoy today. I was especially proud to see so many Hamilton connections in Normandy for D-Day. Major-General Richard Rohmer, honorary lieutenant general of the Canadian Armed Forces, was born in Hamilton. He flew a Mustang in the Second World War, and his reconnaissance led the allies to find and injure Nazi general Erwin Rommel. A team of engineering students from McMaster University built a special torch for the occasion. They brought a bit of the Centennial Flame from Ottawa across the ocean and used it to brighten various ceremonies throughout the week. In a new remembrance room at the Juno Beach Centre, I saw a beautiful tribute to Hamilton's own Nathan Cirillo, who was killed in 2014 in Ottawa while on sentry duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We will remember them.
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