Mr. Speaker, today it is my pleasure to inform colleagues about a truly good news story.
Patterned after and with the approval of a successful program in the United States, a pilot project has been launched in my hometown. Kick Drugs Out of America was the brainchild of Hollywood legend and martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. His dream was to create a drug prevention foundation aimed at America's youth. That dream became a reality eight years ago and now Darrell Marsh from Fort St. John has brought the vision north.
By teaching respect for others, instilling self-discipline and motivation, setting and achieving goals, building self-esteem and developing courage, Kick Drugs Out of Canada will better equip students to make the right choices.
Those children identified at risk and enrolled in this community sponsored initiative will develop the values and skills necessary to combat the peer pressure which all too often would push them into a life of drugs, crime and violence, and it will not cost the government one red cent.