I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of this year’s recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.
The recipients of the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Awards are Andrew Alexander, Geneviève Bujold, Peter Herrndorf, Angela Hewitt, Ginette Laurin, and Murray McLauchlan.
The recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts is Florence Junca Adenot.
The recipients of the National Arts Centre Award are Tegan and Sara Quin.