Mr. Speaker, over the weekend Canada's athletes made Olympic history.
Our women's curling rink, skipped by Sandra Schmirler, made history by winning the sport's first ever Olympic gold medal. The men's team, skipped by Mike Harris, won a silver medal.
For the first time ever, Pierre Lueders and Dave MacEachern won Olympic gold for Canada in two man bobsledding. In another first, this Canadian team shared the gold with a team from Italy.
Catriona Le May Doan and Susan Auch won gold and silver, respectively, after setting an Olympic record in the women's 500 meter speed skating event.
Canada's Elvis Stojko, who finished with a silver medal in men's figure skating, walked away with a world class medal for the courage he displayed.
The important thing is not that Canada win more medals than in the last Olympics. What is important is our pride in our athletes, because they represent the best of what we are and because they have the courage to give their all in the pursuit of excellence.