Discussion · Private Members' Business
Anita Vandenbeld Liberal
“I want the House to pass this bill. We must officially recognize wartime service before we can give service members many wartime medals, including the Victoria Cross.”
“Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased that all parties, including the Bloc Québécois, support this bill. To answer my colleague’s question, I think it is truly something that must be taken into consideration. First we need to pass Bill S-246. If we are going to award medals related to wartime service, that service must first be recognized. They need to have, almost as a prerequisite, recognized wartime service, not for all medals, but for many of them, such as Victoria Cross and others. I do believe that they need to be able to have wartime service recognized in order to have those medals.”
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased that all parties, including the Bloc Québécois, support this bill. To answer my colleague’s question, I think it is truly something that must be taken into consideration. First we need to pass Bill S-246. If we are going to award medals related to wartime service, that service must first be recognized. They need to have, almost as a prerequisite, recognized wartime service, not for all medals, but for many of them, such as Victoria Cross and others. I do believe that they need to be able to have wartime service recognized in order to have those medals.