Mr. Speaker, at the request of the people in my riding of Shefford, I am calling attention to the participation of Alain Bélanger in the world-class competition for wine stewards, the Concours du meilleur sommelier au monde, to be held in Vienna on June 6 and 7.
Mr. Bélanger will be there officially representing Canada and I would like him to know how proud I, and all my constituents, are of him.
Mr. Bélanger came second in the Concours du meilleur sommelier du monde en vins et spiritueux de France, and holds the titles of meilleur sommelier du Canada en vins et spiritueux de France, and meilleur sommelier du Québec.
He is considered to be the most serious competitor for the favorite, Éric Beaumart, of France, who has already won this award for France.
We hope that he will be able to bring the world title of meilleur sommelier au monde back home with him, to enhance his career and bring honour to our country.
Good luck, Alain!