Mr. Speaker, the world summit on nordicity is being held in Quebec City this week. Canada is a very appropriate host for an event that celebrates things northern and polar.
Quebec City is a particularly appropriate venue for this event because the term nordicité, in English nordicity, was coined by the distinguished Quebec scholar Louis-Edmond Hamelin.
Mr. Hamelin developed a nordicity index which measures physical and social aspects of the north. This is a way of assessing the severity of life in different parts of the polar world. It gives, for example, employers a way of assessing living and working conditions for people posted to particular northern locations.
Mr. Hamelin's index has stimulated a great deal of creative thought about life in high latitudes.
We wish those involved in the world summit on nordicity a pleasant and productive visit to Quebec City and Canada, the home of Louis-Edmond Hamelin.