Mr. Speaker, it is a time like this when I am especially proud of being a Canadian from Hamilton, Ontario. In the aftermath of the worst ice storm in history, Hamiltonians did not hesitate to offer speedy assistance to those in need.
Today I recognize the important contribution of Hamilton radio station CHML and manager Don Luzzi, hometown radio at its best. I salute CHML Talkline host Roy Green for leading the offensive in sensitizing Hamiltonians to the severity of the disaster and for requesting and co-ordinating donations toward the relief effort.
With the help and generosity of Fluke Transport president Ron Foxcroft, these necessities were loaded into five tractor trailers and dispatched to the hard hit areas of eastern Ontario.
The people of eastern Ontario, Quebec and the maritimes will not soon forget the caring and generosity of the federal government, the Canadian Armed Forces and in particular the young men and women from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from Hamilton, Hamilton hydro workers and Hamiltonians who helped their fellow Canadians get their lives back together after the ice storm of 1998.