Transcript of the historical declaration made on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 in the Canadian House of Commons:

New Democratic Parliament Member Pat Martin: I rise today to salute the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the province of Quebec for putting in place emergency measures for -- to to deal with the possibility of an invasion of zombies. I don't need to tell you, Mr. Speaker, that zombies don't recognize borders and that a zombie invasion in the United States could easily turn into a continent-wide pandemic if it's not contained. So on behalf of concerned Canadians everywhere, Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the minister of Foreign Affairs, is he working with his American counterparts to develop an international zombie strategy so that a zombie invasion does not turn into a zombie apocalypse?

Speaker of the House Andrew Scheer: The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Mr. Speaker, I want to assure this member and all Canadians that I am 'dead-icated' to ensuring that this never happens. I want to say categorically to this member and through him to all Canadians that under the leadership of this Prime Minster Canada will never become a save haven for zombies, ever!