Mr. Speaker, it was a great pleasure for the municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk to host the International Plowing Match and country festival this past week. This was a wonderful opportunity for the citizens of Haldimand-Norfolk and for all rural Canadians. Even though our fields were muddy, they were friendly.
I would like to thank the chair, Warren Burger and the hundreds of volunteers who invested endless hours of work to make the ploughing match a success.
I would also like to thank the Prime Minister and other MPs for taking advantage of the opportunity to attend the match. By joining us in our fields of friendship they have once again been able to recognize the importance of the traditional values associated with rural Canada, values such as hard work and a commitment to friends and family.
This, indeed, was a match to remember. I call on all members of the House to attend the next one in Simcoe county next September.