Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to address a number of issues which are important to the people in my riding.
I have said it in this House before and I will say it again. Newfoundland and Labrador is going to be the place to be in the brand new century, in the brand new millennium ahead. I want to share with my colleagues the enthusiasm I have for my riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte. We are hosting the National Triathlon Championships and heading into the world qualifying matches. The world will be joining my riding, here with us, colleagues included. Mr. Speaker, you are invited as well.
We will start off the brand new 1999 with Soirée '99. It is Newfoundland and Labrador's 50th anniversary as part of Confederation when Canada also joined Newfoundland and Labrador. Mr. Speaker, you are invited to that as well. We are also celebrating the 1999 Canada Winter Games. Members of this House, including the Speaker, are invited to that event.
To cap it all off, the brand new millennium will be first hailed in in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. We are ahead of our time, Mr. Speaker.