Mr. Speaker, this week Pearl Dugas will be one of the 60 persons honoured in Ottawa as part of the International Year of the Volunteer.
Ms. Dugas has been a social worker for 10 years and works as a volunteer administrator for the Société d'aide au développement des collectivités de Ville de la Baie, where she works developing businesses in rural communities.
She also served as the president of the Société de développement de Saint-Félix-d'Otis for four years and helped organize rural economic summits.
I have no doubt that the contribution of volunteers is essential to the development of modern Quebec. In their exceptional work they devote themselves body and soul to improving their community.
On behalf of the regional caucus of the Bloc Quebecois in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean—Côte-Nord I pay tribute to the generosity and devotion of Pearl Dugas.
We offer our hearty congratulations.