Mr. Speaker, last November 9, six Canadians were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: Bob Gainey, who played with the Montreal Canadiens for 16 years and was a key part of five Stanley Cup winning teams; Paul Henderson, who scored the winning goal for the Canadian hockey team in the series of the century against the Soviet Union in 1972; Kerrin-Lee Gartner, who won a gold medal at the 1992 Albertville Olympics in downhill skiing; Mark Tewksbury, who won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke event at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992; Paul Dojack, a Canadian Football League official for 24 years, involved in 550 games, including 14 Grey Cups; and Debbie Muir, head coach for our national synchronized swimming team from 1981 to 1991, who shared in the success of Carolyn Waldo, Sylvie Frechette and many others.
Congratulations to the six new members of the Sports Hall of Fame and best of luck to all up and coming athletes, coaches and officials.