Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I also take this opportunity to congratulate Jacques Villeneuve on overcoming a two lap penalty to win the race and that coveted purse at the Indianapolis 500 over the weekend. At age 24, he is the youngest Indy driver in history to earn $1 million U.S. and the first Canadian to be victorious at the distinguished race.
Jacques Villeneuve has obviously inherited the courage, intrepidity and skill of his father, the famous Formula One racer Gilles Villeneuve. He already demonstrated in competition last year that he had a glorious future ahead of him.
I join all Canadians and Quebecers in congratulating him on this great first Canadian victory in a world class race.