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following electronic version is for informational
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Official
report of
(HANSARD)
Thursday,
November 17, 2011
Afternoon
Sitting
Volume
27, Number 13
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CONTENTS
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Statements
(Standing Order 25B)
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Vetrans of War
and Memorial for Tara Singh Hayer
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D. Hayer
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
The House met at
1.35 p.m.
Prayers.
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Statements
(Standing Order 25B)
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x VETERANS OF WAR AND MEMORIAL
FOR TARA SINGH HAYER
D. Hayer: Last Friday, November 11, people
across this great nation and around the
world paid homage to the brave men and
women who fought, who were wounded and
who died in wars, past and present, to
preserve the democracy that we hold so
precious.
If it were not for their sacrifices, we
would not be here in this chamber today.
We would not have the society that we
have today — a society that is controlled
by the people, for the people. We have
the freedom to move, freedom to vote,
freedom to choose and freedom to speak
because of those young men and women.
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Our courageous soldiers, sailors, aviators,
peacekeepers and others fought and died
around the world for us, such as World
War I, World War II, Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan
and other parts of the world.
Personally, I want to recognize sailors,
aviators and peacekeepers and others who
fought and died in and around the world
for us, such as World War I, World War
II, Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan and other
parts of the world. Personally, I want
to recognize two veterans, my father-in-law,
Jose Martinez, who served in France during
the Second World War, and my father, Tara
Singh Hayer, who was a captain in the
Indian army.
My father did not lose his life in combat.
It was taken right here in Surrey, British
Columbia, in an act of terrorism to silence
him in his effort to bring justice to
the victims of Air India bombing. My father
died in his garage in Surrey on November
18, 1998.
To recognize our loss and his devotion
to free speech, to our democracy and to
preserve our Canadian way of life, we
will be holding the 13th memorial for
his death on Sunday, November 20 at…Brookside
in Surrey. I invite all members in the
House to join me with my family in commemorating
his passing and his valiant effort to
preserve democracy and the freedom of
speech and thought, through his newspaper,
against the plague of terrorism.
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