Mr. Speaker, in 10 short days, Canada's Paralympic athletes will go for gold in Pyeongchang.
Among the 55 Canadian Athletes is Corbyn Smith from the small village of Monkton, Ontario. Monkton may be a small town in terms of population but it is big in community spirit.
That community spirit was on display this past weekend as local residents and service clubs decorated the main street with Canadian flags and maple leaf banners to celebrate their own and to wish him well as he competes in Pyeongchang with his teammates. As a member of Canada's Paralympic hockey team, Corbyn will be fighting to bring home Canada's first sledge hockey gold medal since 2006.
Our athletes have trained for years to become the best in the world. In the weeks to come, they will bring home the medals to prove it.
I wish Corbyn and all our Canadian athletes in Pyeongchang good luck. They make all of us proud to be Canadian.