Mr. Speaker, today I want to congratulate Ian Moorhouse and Marcel Crete for completing the 100th Boston marathon.
Both runners come from Haliburton, Ontario. The two men joined 38,000 other runners attempting to finish the 26-mile race. Their goal was simple, to finish the race, and they accomplished that.
There were competitors from 100 countries. Their goal was even tougher when they had to train indoors throughout the winter and then for the first time race outside at the event.
Where these men or any Canadian finishes does not matter. The simple fact is they finished the race, a race in which others did not and would not attempt. Congratulations on a truly remarkable performance.