Mr. Speaker, last night we honoured Jeannelle Bouffard, a great community champion, who is retiring after several decades of remarkable dedication.
Her involvement in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is really a love story. She does not believe that this is an area that needs to change, but rather an area where we must learn to find the treasure hidden inside each and every one of us.
One of her great successes is CAP Saint-Barnabé, which has a mission to fight poverty and improve the health of the people who go there.
Under her coordination, CAP has gone from a simple community grocery store to a guiding light in the area providing a number of services, including the share store in which my team and I are pleased to be involved; a shelter for homeless men and women; and even a rooming house for women, which we desperately needed.
We will miss her at CAP Saint-Barnabé, but I know that she will continue to be involved in the area in all kinds of other ways.
I admire you, Jeannelle. Many, many thanks and happy retirement.