On Remembrance Day, we take time to honour those Canadians who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We take time to remember those brave men and women who fought for Canada in wars past and present.

Honouring those who died in service of our nation is the predominate reason we mark November 11th. However, there is another reason we commemorate Remembrance Day.  

We commemorate Remembrance Day to change the future. For by remembering the past, we can change the future. By learning from the past, we can prevent war and tyranny; we can preserve our freedoms in better, wiser ways than those who came before us.

Our Veterans have given so much to defend our values, our freedoms and our way of life. The best way we can honour them is to ensure that the sacrifice made by their fallen comrades has not been in vain.

I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can call my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133 or drop by our two offices to visit: Saskatoon Monday-Friday or Humboldt Tuesday and Wednesday. I always appreciate your feedback.