As we can see, some of the best things around here are unscripted.
Like other Canadians, we appreciate the years of training and sacrifice and the determination it takes to become a world-class athlete. You are all champions and an inspiration to your fellow Canadians. Thanks to your hard work, Canada finished the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games with a record number of medals.
Today is also an opportunity to recognize coaches, mission staff, and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees for their hard work and dedication. Many of them are sitting in the south gallery, and I would ask them to stand.
Congratulations again. Thank you all for representing Canada so well at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and good luck in your future endeavours:
James Anseeuw, Cynthia Appiah, Brooke Dori Apshkrum, Mark Arendz, Rob Armstrong, Steve Arsenault, Larkyn Austman, Dahria Beatty, Sarah Beaudry, Jordan Belchos, Zoe Bergermann, Charlie Bilodeau, Ivanie Blondin, Laurie Blouin, Alex Boisvert-Lacroix, Kim Boutin, Noah Bowman, Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Kevin Boyer, Kasandra Bradette, Carle Brenneman, Billy Bridges, Baptiste Brochu, Phil Brown, Cendrine Browne, Kristen Bujnowski, Alex Cairns, Jane Channell, Kali Christ, Jesse Cockney, Charle Cournoyer, Joanne Courtney, Dominic Cozzolino, Candace Crawford, Tess Critchlow, Christine de Bruin, Vincent De Haitre, Ben Delaney, Ann-Renee Desbiens, Pascal Dion, Adam Dixon, Ben Donnelly, Kevin Drury, Laurent Dubreuil, Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, James Dunn, Sam Edney, Ina Forrest, Sébastien Fortier, James Gemmell, Piper Gilles, Samuel Girard, Alex Gough, Valerie Grenier, Dave Greszczyszyn, Alexis Guimond, Sandrine Hamel, Charles Hamelin, Tyrone Henry , Liam Hickey, Kevin Deon Hill, Rachel Homan, Elizabeth Hosking, Brittany Hudak, Kaillie Humphries, Mark Ideson, Kaylin Irvine, Lewis Irving, Haley Irwin, Calynn Irwin, Olivier Jean, Mollie Jepson, Rebecca Johnston, Gilmore Junio, Russell Kennedy, Mikael Kingsbury, Josh Kirkpatrick, Alex Kopacz, Justin Kripps, Genevieve Lacasse, Kim Lamarre, Dominic Larocque, Erin Latimer, Catrine Lavallee, Jack Leitch, Brady Leman, John Leslie, Colton Liddle, Derek Livingston, Melissa Lotholz, Jesse Lumsden, Braydon Luscombe, Jamie Macdonald, Valérie Maltais, Mac Marcoux, Michael Marinaro, Philippe Marquis, Barrett Martineau, Alexander Massie, Tyler McGregor, Brian McKeever, Heather McLean, Kimberley Mcrae, Erin Mielzynski, Meaghan Mikkelson , Curt Minard, Emma Miskew, Kirsten Moore-Towers, John Morris, Denny Morrison, Keri Morrison, Josie Morrison, Heather Moyse, Andi Naude, Joey Nemet, Mercedes Nicoll, Emily Nishikawa, Sarah Nurse, Kurt Oatway, Spencer O'Brien, Meryeta O'Dine, Cindy Ouellet, Mel Pemble, Britt Phelan, Nick Poloniato, Marie-Philip Poulin, Mirela Rahneva, Alana Ramsay, Roni Remme, Mike Riddle, Alysia Rissling, Chris Robanske, Audrey Robichaud, Olivier Rochon, Derek Roy, Michelle Salt, Jillian Saulnier, Kirk Schornstein, Ben Scrivens, Julianne Séguin, Kelsey Serwa, Cassie Sharpe, Bryan Sholomicki, Nathan Smith, Corbyn Smith, Seyi Smith, Justin Snith, Natalie Spooner, Christopher Spring, Laura Stacey, Marianne St-Gelais, Laurence St-Germain, Alexandre St-Jean, Cam Stones, Dennis Thiessen, Yuki Tsubota, Blayre Turnbull, Brianne Tutt, Lenny Valjas, Jennifer Wakefield, Tristan Walker, Reid Watts, Lisa Weagle, Isabelle Weidemann, Greg Westlake, Natalie Wilkie, Marie Wright, Neville Wright, Emily Young, Derek Zaplotinsky.