Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a social economy enterprise and charitable organization that I consider to be a jewel of my riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne.
For the past 25 years, Certex has been providing permanent jobs for people with disabilities by operating the largest textile recovery and sorting centre of its kind in Quebec. Thanks to this organization, over 6,000 tonnes of textiles are kept out of our landfills every year.
Certex, which has always focused on innovation, is also involved in research and development in order to find new ways to further reduce our environmental footprint.
Congratulations to Certex and its team. I thank them on behalf of my community and our planet.