Mr. Speaker, every year the United Nations Environment Program awards the prestigious Global 500 award to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to environmental protection.
I am extremely pleased to announce to the House that this year's Global 500 Youth Environment Award went to Jean-Dominic Lévesque-René, a young Canadian from Île-Bizard, which is in my riding.
Although only 17 years old, Jean-Dominic has been involved for some years in a personal crusade against pesticide use. His crusade is an intensely personal one, because he has overcome non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he links to pesticide use in his community.
I thank Jean-Dominic and all of the Lévesque-René family for their tireless work to raise Canadians' awareness of the danger of pesticide use.
Congratulations, Jean-Dominic.