Mr. Speaker, in Quebec there are young athletes who are passionate about their sport and dedicated to their training.
This deep passion for speed skating and the desire to excel have put Lévis's Laurent Dubreuil on the podium and in the history books.
Laurent Dubreuil mastered the balance and speed needed to become the very first Quebecker to win the world junior title for 500-metre long track speed skating this past weekend, in Obihiro, Japan.
Laurent has become a positive role model that many passionate young athletes can identify with, a model—