Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute my colleague, the member for Capilano-Howe Sound, who will receive a prestigious prize in international economics on Monday, June 19.
The member, a former economics professor at Simon Fraser University for over 17 years, is one of Canada's best known economists and one of the few Canadians listed in Who's Who in Economics in the World . He will be recognized for his outstanding contribution to international economics.
The prize, the Bernard Harms Medal, is given biannually by the Institute for World Economics of the University of Kiel, Germany. The institute, a leading economics research centre, is Germany's official depository for all international economics publications.
To my knowledge, the member for Capilano-Howe Sound is the first Canadian to win this medal and one of the very few Canadian parliamentarians to win such a prestigious award while in office. On behalf of my colleagues I want to congratulate the hon. member for Capilano-Howe Sound for his achievements.