Mr. Speaker, April 21 through April 27 is National Volunteer Week.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world give generously of their time to improve the well-being of their fellow citizens. We thank them.
Volunteerism is each and every one of those little gestures which illuminates not just the life of the person who receives it, but also the person who makes it.
Volunteerism too is the unseen work done by many people, the bulk of them women, who have not hesitated to become involved in their communities.
Let us hope that some day there will be open recognition of their indispensable contribution to the economic and social development of the communities in which we live.
Bravo, all you men and women of Quebec, and the world over, who contribute to lending a more human face to our society. Bravo, and thank you, for the joie de vivre you contribute to us all.
Let us all find time to give a few hours as volunteers and to contribute to the expansion of the volunteer sector.