Mr. Speaker, on Thanksgiving weekend Waterloo, Ontario, hosted a Waterloo, Quebec, delegation during Oktoberfest. On Sunday evening, October 8, the two mayors signed a declaration officially twinning the two Waterloos.
Mayor Bernard Provencher told the delegates of the two Waterloos:
We are now living in the most critical period in the history of our country, with a possibility of a break up. It is quite ironic that it is in the midst of this crisis we are gathered here tonight to tell each other that if we could find a magical way of bringing all English-speaking Canadians through the Quebec province and do it in reverse the other way then we would not have to vote for what we already own on the 30th. Long live the twinning of our two cities, may they both remain forever in a united Canada.
The mayors of the two Waterloos, Bernard Provencher and Brian Turnbull, are in the House today. Their actions have helped to develop better understanding, mutual respect, and friendship among Canadians.
Vive les deux Waterloos! Vive le Canada uni!