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Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

Senator Gerry St. Germain delivers the keynote address of the evening.

Douglas Jones, Senior Vice-President, Operations, for Canada Post, gives a speech prior to the unveiling of the Canada Post stamp that honours British home children in Canada.

Douglas Jones, Senior Vice-President, Operations, for Canada Post, Senator Gerry St. Germain, and Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, unveil the Canada Post stamp that honours the Year of the British Home Child in Canada.

Syd Baker, a former Barnardo boy who grew up in England and immigrated to Canada as an adult, comforted by Senator Gerry St. Germain.

Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, and Senator Gerry St. Germain, exploring the Home Children Exhibit.

British Home Children – Photos

Reception to mark 2010 as the Year of the British Home Child — Library and Archives Canada

Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. His uncle was a home child.

M.P. McColeman tabled Motion 438 recommending that 2010 be designated as the Year of the British Home Child. The motion passed with unanimous consent of the House on December 7, 2009.

Date Modified: 2010-10-05

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