Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise in this House today to congratulate Luigi Giordano, a resident of my riding of Laval West who operates a restaurant in Sainte-Dorothée.
Mr. Giordano has just been awarded the title of Olympic official, class 3, world class by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. According to our sources, Mr. Giordano is the first Canadian to be so honoured, and all of us in Laval are proud of it.
Laval is the second largest city in Quebec, and this is not the first time that our community brings honour to Canada. Indeed, Tania Vicent, a bronze medal winner at the Olympic Games in Nagano, is also a resident of my riding and she was the guest of this House a few days ago.
These citizens of Laval West make us proud, and we wish them every success.