Mr. Speaker, as one of Canada's oldest and most diverse charities, the YMCA serves over one million people and is a pre-eminent volunteer organization. The governor general recently named new members to the YMCA's Fellowship of Honour. These were selected for distinguished leadership in the Y movement at home and abroad.
The new members are Russ Davey of Geneva Park, Rowley Hastings of Vancouver, Henry Labatte of Toronto, Bill Ridley of Montreal and Hal Studholme of Winnipeg. The sixth new member is Doug Kirk of Peterborough. Doug has devoted untold hours of time and energy to our Y.
Volunteers are the glue that holds communities together. I congratulate Doug and all these wonderful honourees who do so much work asking for nothing in return. Their hard work and dedication in organizations like the Y keep our communities strong.