Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to speak today about Mother's Day which we will be celebrating this coming Sunday, May 8. Across Canada, tributes will be paid to mothers for the invaluable contribution they have made to our lives. As a mother I know that no sacrifice can be too great for one's children and that no joy can be greater than seeing your children grow to be healthy, happy and responsible members of Canadian society. I wish to extend my very special thanks and love to the mothers in the riding of Saint-Denis and across Canada and finally to my mother for her unabiding love, her countless sacrifices and for standing by me so that today I can sit in this House. Happy Mother's Day.
Israeli troops are now free to pull out of the Gaza strip and the west bank.
After 27 years of strife peace in the Middle East is at last at hand. A few weeks ago the children of Beth Jacob Hebrew School in my riding gave me a poem they had written. Enough of all the fighting, killing Too much blood is all we are spilling. The prayer of these children, all between 10 and 11 years old, has been answered. The dove of peace flies over Jerusalem.