Absolutely. You have to look back at when the government first started the competition to construct this memorial back in 1925. Their vision at that time was to keep alive the spirit of heroism and self-sacrifice. They wanted it to represent everything that was noble and great, exemplified by those who sacrificed their lives at that time in the First World War.
For people who stop by the memorial now and leave mementoes of their loved ones, those who were among the 118,000 Canadians who fell in service to this country, it is their connection with their lost loved one. It is with an individual who no longer has a voice and yet is represented by monuments and memorials such as this one. It's very important to establish that connection and keep the connection. Knowing that whatever they leave will not be discarded, but will be retained, is personally satisfying to those individuals. I'm so happy that this continues.