Mr. Speaker, on November 9, 1997, five year old Dustin Onerheim of Frontier, Saskatchewan and his two younger sisters were passengers in their father's half-ton truck when it collided head on with another pickup on the crest of a hill.
Dustin was the only one able to escape from the overturned vehicles by crawling out a rear window. Following the directions of his father, who was pinned in the wreckage, Dustin removed his two little sisters and then ran for help. Everyone recovered thanks to the quick response of a five year old boy who many hours later was diagnosed as having himself suffered a concussion.
Dustin has already received two national awards and he is here in Ottawa today to receive a youth award for bravery. The House welcomes Dustin and together we salute him for his courage.