We Are Canadian

Today Cpl.Nathan Cirillo was killed. People will want answers, but there is likely nothing that will truly make sense to any of us.

People are angry, they feel violated. This sort of thing doesn't happen in CANADA!!!!

All sorts of bad things happen here. It's not like we live in some protected Utopia.

But this....this hits hard, and close to home.

Corporal Cirillo wasn't a soldier in a combat situation. He was standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He wasn't armed, he was doing his duty.

His family and friends were most likely very proud of him. They didn't expect him to be in any danger today.

Now he's gone. His smile,the sound of his laughter, a dear memory.

A loss is a loss, no matter how a loved one may pass. Yet, rather than being a private thing, Corporal Cirillo's death is now a Canadian Loss.

On Facebook, I've seen a lot of people saying things like "What now?" and "Where do we go from here?".

We go on. We are Canadian.

Our soldiers have fought for our freedom. We cannot let the coward who did this win by living in fear.