That virtuous gun loving party

Hon. Roméo Antonius Dallaire: (…) It is appropriate that we teach our youth about our history and the sacrifices made to protect our country. However, I found it difficult to accept that weapons were put in the hands of children to have them reflect on how Canada was defended. Even when we have open door days on our military bases, we never put weapons in the hands of children. We do not allow them to play, as Mr. Trépanier said, cowboys and Indians. We refuse to do so. Furthermore, we signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, which states that children under 18 should not bear arms.

… This was one of the most pejorative pedagogical tools imaginable to represent the history of this country by putting the semblance of weapons in the hands of children, having them shoot each other in a sort of game, and saying they are learning history. I would request that in the processes of the future, in commemoration, we do not need that perverse pedagogical tool to educate our youth about the sacrifices needed to keep this country free, sacrifices that we have had in the past, and to educate them on that process.  (Debates of the Senate, Hansard, February 28, 2012)

LeBreton's response?  Alluding to a LeBreton who founded LeBreton flats, trivialize the incident, claim it's all in good fun, and damn it, part of our history.