Mr. Speaker, defeat is never pleasant, but two defeats in a row are doubly unpleasant.
I regret to inform you, Mr. Speaker, and the House that for the second year in the row our MPs' soccer team went down to defeat facing a very determined pages' team. The score was four to three in favour of the pages.
The MVPs on our side were the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Halifax West.
This is the tournament's fourth year, and the games stand at two for the pages and two for the MPs. We congratulate the pages very warmly, and thank all who took part in a game where the spirit of fun and fair play was the big winner.
Special thanks to the member for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, the creator and inspirer of the annual event.