A couple of years ago, my wife and I visited our Member of Parliament Kevin Sorenson at the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. He was able to give us a short "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Centre Block which we enjoyed immensely. I was horrified to see those same hallways as a backdrop for a shoot-out between police & security staff and a deranged gunman!
I was also appalled to hear that a Canadian soldier, guarding the tomb of Canada's Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial was gunned down by presumably that same gunman finally stopped in the Parliament Buildings.
Beiseker is a long way from Ottawa, but I am still very much upset by yesterday's events. I feel that my rights-our rights-as Canadians have been trampled upon. I've had a knot in my stomach ever since the news started to trickle in yesterday morning. Thousands of men and women have made the supreme sacrifice to give us those rights and protect them. We must never lose them. We must never give in to these terrorists!
My most sincere sympathies go to the family of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo who lost his life yesterday and to the family of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent who was struck and killed on Monday by car driven by another terrorist. The sacrifice of these two brave Canadian soldiers will never be forgotten.
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