Mr. Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): Yesterday, I had the honour of attending the tribute to the fallen and the ceremony of remembrance, both held here at Queen's Park. I was joined by my caucus members Frank Klees and Norm Miller, along with the leader of the official opposition, Mr. John Tory.

At the tribute to the fallen, tribute plaques were presented to the families of each of the 12 men and women from various police services who gave their lives in the line of duty since 2002. At the Ontario Police Memorial, six new names were added to the wall of honour. Three of the names were of officers who died in the line of duty over 75 years ago: Constable John R. Davey of Cornwall, in 1892; County Constable Albert C. Sprinstead of Wentworth, in 1819; and traffic officer Miles Campbell, Department of Highways, Ottawa, in 1929.

Sadly, we also added the names of three officers who lost their lives in 2006: Constable John C. Atkinson of the Windsor Police Service; Constable Donald J.Y. Doucet of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service; and Constable David Mounsey of the Huron OPP. The families of these three officers who lost their lives last year were all on hand to pay tribute. Shelley Atkinson, Debbie Doucet and Brenda Carey each laid a beautiful wreath on behalf of their spouses.

Each and every day of the year police officers leave their homes and families and go out into the communities across Ontario to protect the homes and families of people they often do not even know. Yesterday's tribute and ceremony of remembrance reminds us of how fortunate we are to live in a province like Ontario; we always have a sense of security.

On behalf of John Tory and our caucus, I would like to thank the police services of our province for the dedication and fine work they do. And for those officers who have lost their lives, they shall remain, as the inscription on the memorial wall says, "Heroes in life, not death."