Kip Powick Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Partial text of an email that I, and many others, received early this morning... Dear petition supporter: You did it! Thanks to you and the over 90,000 people who signed our petition for a State Funeral for the last veteran of the First World War, the Parliament of Canada unanimously passed the following motion introduced by M.P. Peter Stoffer on Tuesday, November 21: "That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Canada should honour all who served Canada in the First World War by sponsoring a State Funeral on the passing of the last Canadian veteran of this Great War." This binding motion will ensure that at the appropriate time the family of the last veteran of the Great War will be offered a full State Funeral to recognise the service and sacrifice of their loved one and the 600,000 fellow Canadians who served under arms from 1914 to 1918. This brings to a conclusion the Dominion Institute's public campaign for a State Funeral for the last First World War veteran. On behalf of all the veterans, staff and volunteers at the Dominion Institute thank you for supporting for this important national cause! Rudyard Griffiths, Executive Director The Dominion Institute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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