Mr. Speaker, this week is Citizenship and Heritage Week, and the people of Laval West, Quebec and all of Canada are celebrating their common attachment to this country's ongoing history and to their Canadian citizenship.
After the native people, came the French, then the English and then people from the world over. People and cultures from all over have therefore helped build Canada. Our country is not only among the best countries to live in, it is an example of democracy, tolerance and brotherly co-existence for the whole world.
We Canadians of every origin are proud of our country and we will show it with all our hearts throughout this week, which concludes on February 15 with National Flag Day and Heritage Day.