Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise once again in the House to brag about my alma mater, Laval University.
Tomorrow, the Rouge et Or football team will be playing in its 10th Vanier Cup, a trophy it has won eight times. Born out of a dream to give francophone players the opportunity to play football while studying in French, the program had a modest beginning in 1995, but is now a national household name.
Thanks to the vision of businessmen in the Quebec City area such as Jacques Tanguay, and the coaching provided by Glen Constantin and his team of trainers, the dream became a reality.
An entire region and a province admire these student-athletes whose motto is “strength, work and pride” in their quest for success on the field and in the classroom.
I commend Rouge et Or and wish them good luck. Go Laval, go.