Mr. Speaker, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean has just lost an eminent physician, Dr. Maurice Tremblay.
This very humane, humble and generous man has left his mark on many. In 1954, after completing his studies in Boston and Paris, the young pediatrician devoted himself body and soul to the care of his young patients, at a time when there were many dangerous childhood diseases, including polio, scarlet fever and meningitis.
He was also very concerned about the children in the Chicoutimi orphanage, and visited it regularly, free of charge.
Along with several colleagues, Dr. Tremblay founded the Institut médical de Chicoutimi, and was also instrumental in the creation of family centres.
I speak for all the patients and friends of Dr. Tremblay in offering my most sincere condolences to the family in their great loss.