Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about the ties between my family, my riding of Peterborough and Quebec.
I arrived in Montreal as an immigrant. I studied there and married my wife there. Two of our children were born there. Later, I worked in the mining town of Schefferville, where another of our children was born. I moved to Peterborough to teach at Trent University, which has built its reputation on studies of Canada, its native peoples and its founding nations. Our hockey team, the Petes, has provided the Montreal Canadiens with several great players. Bob Gainey was born in Peterborough.
These are a few examples of the millions of ties that make Canada a great and proud country.