Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind the members of this House that the winter Olympics are not over.
This week in Nagano the Paralympics are taking place. Canada has sent a team of 32 athletes as well as coaches and medical support staff to the games. Our athletes are competing in four of the five sports, alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and sledge hockey.
This past Sunday Canada won its first two medals of the games. Collette Bourgoneya of Saskatoon won a silver medal in cross-country skiing and Dan Wesley of New Westminster, B.C. won a bronze in men's alpine.
Like the athletes who competed in Nagano in February, Canada's Paralympians also personify the Olympic motto: higher, faster, stronger.
I would like the members of this House to join me in recognizing the superlative achievements of all Canada's Paralympians.