Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to congratulate the grade seven students of East Wiltshire Intermediate School who recently won a national anti-racism award sponsored by Heritage Canada and Much Music.
The anti-racism video produced by these students was one of 10 award winners chosen from almost 300 entries. The students used their own time to write scripts and construct props for the one minute video.
On March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, five of these students, Erika Weeks, April Walker, Elysse Roberts, Emilie Michellod and Meghan Harris, took part in the awards program at Much Music studios in Toronto.
Once again, congratulations to all East Wiltshire students and faculty involved. Their efforts and actions speak well to the future as we attempt to eliminate racism from our society and around the globe.