Mr. Speaker, with the holiday season upon us, I would like to take a moment to extend my best wishes to the people of Saint-Lambert. May the new year be filled with peace, health and happiness.
The holiday season is the perfect time for everyone to get together with family and friends in order to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Thanks to the contributions of several community organizations in my riding, many people will be able to enjoy this time of joy and sharing more fully. In particular, I would like to commend the essential role of the Comité d'action populaire de Lemoyne, whose main goal—with the help of many volunteers—is to fight poverty in the community by taking steps to improve housing and food security.
At a time when so many people are having trouble making ends meet, I feel it is my duty to regularly call the attention of the House to the importance of community organizations and the need to provide them with stable funding over the next few years.