Mr. Speaker, today is a historic day for the member for Nipissing.
Yesterday he tied the record in his riding for being longest consecutive sitting member. Today of course he is in total possession of that record. He broke the mark set by Mr. Joseph Hurtubeise who served Nipissing from 1930 to 1945.
The member for Nipissing was first elected in 1988 and will make it an even 15 years in November, 2003.
I know I speak for the constituents of Nipissing and all members of Parliament when I say congratulations to the member for Nipissing.