Mr. Speaker, on March 2, Ms. Chantal Chartrand and Michelle Bennett were presented with the Canadian Engineers Memorial Foundation's $10,000 engineering students project award.
These two University of Ottawa students received this prestigious national award based on their proposal to include outreach in the adventures in engineering and science program to northern Ontario and to young girls.
They have developed specific initiatives to interest young girls in these fields through positive reinforcement and strong female leadership roles.
This is the first time anyone at the University of Ottawa has been recognized for work of this type. I extend my sincere congratulations to these two remarkable young women.