Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity in the House to salute the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities. She is part of a group of five exceptional people.
In fact, this year she was nominated by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Our minister is being inducted in the builder category along with Maureen Orchard of Winnipeg and Archie Allison of Toronto.
Likewise, Ozzie Sawicki, from Cochrane in Alberta as well as the para alpine skier Karolina Wisniewska from Calgary are named in the category of coaches and in the category of athletes respectively.
The Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame pays tribute to those who have made significant contributions to the development of the paralympic movement in Canada. On behalf of all my colleagues, I congratulate all the nominees.