Mr. Speaker, the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented today. These awards are given to the best English and French language work in seven categories.
This year's winners are Diane Schoemperlen, Christiane Frenette, Stephanie Bolster, Suzanne Jacob, Djanet Sears, François Archambault, David Adams, Pierre Nepveu, Janet Lunn, Angèle Delaunois, Kady MacDonald Denton, Pierre Pratt, Sheila Fischman and Charlotte Melançon.
Our thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts which administers the awards and provides invaluable support to Canada's writers and artists all year long.
I congratulate today's winners. All Canadians should be immensely proud of the extraordinary wealth of literary achievement and promise that exists in Canada today.