Sorry, Mr. Speaker.
Born in Twillingate, Newfoundland. Ms. Troake is a choreographer, filmmaker, costume and graphic designer. Her documentary, My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers, will screen tonight in the auditorium of the Library and Archives of Canada.
This film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is the true story of the Troake family of Twillingate.
For the Troakes and many others in Atlantic Canada, a well managed seal hunt is essential to their way of life and survival. Because of their very public participation in the seal hunt, the Troakes have become the target of groups who stridently oppose the hunt.
We are pleased that the National Film Board is providing a forum for a view of the seal hunt that is not often reflected in conventional media.
Once again, I thank Ms. Troake for making this film and sharing it with all of Canada.