Mr. Speaker, last weekend, Lise Bissonnette, director of Le Devoir , was inducted into the Canadian Journalism Hall of Fame. This is a well deserved honour and sign of recognition for this great journalist.
Throughout her career, Ms. Bissonnette has shown great research skills and been very rigorous in her interpretation of events, two essential qualities for a journalist.
Moreover, we cannot ignore what we see as a major achievement: ensuring the survival and preserving the independence of Le Devoir in a context that is often and still difficult. This tour de force shows the strong will of this woman, for whom we have great respect and admiration. Le Devoir is an essential tool of Quebec democracy. We congratulate Ms. Bissonnette on doing an excellent job and hope Le Devoir will be around for a long time to come.