Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the many organizations that wage a daily battle against drunk driving.
Groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving have changed the attitudes of Canadians. People who may have considered driving drunk before probably do not now because of stiffer penalties and RIDE programs.
As the Christmas season approaches I encourage everyone to make this a safe and happy holiday. If you do drink, don't drive.
In our gallery today we have a group of students from Bishop Smith Catholic High School in my riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. One of those students is Miss Kathleen Forder.
Miss Forder is the Ontario provincial chair of Students Against Drunk Driving. It is the leadership shown by Kathleen and other young Canadians like her who will help keep the pressure on parliamentarians to ensure that people continue to realize that driving drunk is not socially acceptable. We must work together to make our highways safer for all Canadians.
Kathleen, keep up the good work.