Mr. Speaker, I stand today to pay tribute to the late Peter Wong, chairman of the regional municipality of Sudbury.
Mr. Wong held the distinction of being the first elected chairman of my region.
This position was the culmination of a long and successful career of public service as a school board trustee and mayor of the city of Sudbury.
In his public life, Mr. Wong possessed a leadership style that cultivated the trust, loyalty and respect of his peers and constituents. Everyone who met and worked with Peter knew they were dealing with a man true to his principles and a man unselfishly committed to his community.
In his work with various community organizations he set a benchmark that few can aspire to attain. He will be missed.
On behalf of the people of Nickel Belt and the members of the House, I offer our sincere condolences to the Wong family, his wife Lynn, daughter Nancy and son Eric.