Mr. Speaker, on October 4, 1966, a special intergovernmental conference adopted the UNESCO recommendation on the status of teachers. Thirty years have passed since the adoption of that historical document, and today we mark the anniversary by inaugurating World Teachers Day.
Just by pure happenstance, on the very day we are marking the vital contribution of our teachers, the permanent campus of la Cité collégiale will be holding its official opening ceremonies in Ottawa. Its teachers and students can be proud of the fact that theirs is the first French-language college of applied arts and technology in Ontario.
I would like to take this opportunity, therefore, to offer my thanks and congratulations to all of the men and women in the educational field for their ongoing efforts to provide Canadian youth with the opportunity to realize their full potential.
My best wishes to all teachers for a happy international day, and to la Cité collégiale for a long life.