Mr. Speaker, last week I attended the launch of the environmental microbusiness “La société de demain, j'y travaille” at the Jeanne-Sauvé public elementary school in Orléans.
This is the first initiative of its kind in Ontario and it came about through the support of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario and a grant from Alcan.
The microbusiness's activities are now an integral part of the lives of the school's 575 students from kindergarten to grade eight.
The students are required to collect and recycle aluminum cans and grocery bags. They also recycle paper to make greeting cards for sale in the community.
Each class is a shareholder and it is up to the students how they reinvest the profits from the sale of their products.
Jeanne-Sauvé public elementary school is an example to all schools.