Mr. Speaker, laid low by a heart attack a week ago, Senator Marcel Prud'homme is now recovering in Montreal's Hôtel-Dieu hospital.
A colourful and loquacious politician, he had a successful parliamentary career in Ottawa from 1964 to 1993 as the Liberal member for Saint-Denis in Montreal. He was appointed to the Senate as an independent in 1993.
Here's wishing you a speedy recovery, Marcel, from your friends among the members and employees of the House of Commons in Ottawa.