Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to inform the House that one of my constituents received a national award from the Canadian Construction Association.
Ira Greenspoon, vice-president of finance at Greenspoon Brothers Limited, was granted the Robert Stollery Award that recognizes leadership qualities in a person who applies the highest standards in the construction industry.
The award is even more important when considering the size of the industry. The Canadian construction industry employs over 870,000 men and women and its output in 2001 was over $135 billion.
The award to Mr. Greenspoon recognizes the best of a very large industry.