Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House today to recognize the fantastic work that is being done in the education of our young people.
Mr. Leo Carteri received the Prime Minister's award for teaching excellence in science a few weeks ago. Recently I was able to visit his school and attend a ceremony honouring him, his fellow teachers and of course the students.
Mr. Carteri's students rarely go home from the Canada-wide Science Fair without at least one prize. Mr. Carteri believes that competitions like these not only widen the students' academic horizons but also expose them to the corporate world through business scholarships.
Canada's youth is this government's priority. I know members of the House will join with me as I commend Mr. Carteri in helping to encourage and enrich our young people.