Mr. Speaker, this week Canadians got great news, in particular, those Canadians who love two great national institutions, hockey and the CBC.
On Monday the National Hockey League announced that it renewed its relationship with Canada's national television network, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The deal will keep Hockey Night in Canada on the air through to 2014, and I, for one, along with many others, am thrilled.
For 56 years, Canadians from coast to coast to coast have tuned into the CBC to watch the greatest game on earth. It goes beyond sports. It is part of our culture. It is part of who we are.
On behalf of my colleagues on this side of the House, let me congratulate the NHL, the CBC and hockey fans everywhere. Hockey Night in Canada is alive and well and where it belongs, on the CBC.