Mr. Speaker, today Bertha Frigon is blowing out 100 candles.
This caring and engaged citizen from my riding has 17 children, 36 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren, but she still found time to get involved in our community.
Whether running a Christian women's group, a second-hand clothing service, a day care, or the One Child, One Tree project, which teaches children about environmental protection, nothing has ever stopped Mrs. Frigon from doing whatever she set her mind to. At 87, she even published her first book, with the title Les jours meilleurs, on les construit, or better days are what we make of them.
As everyone knows, this year has not been easy. I know that in Lac-Saint-Jean, the days are made better by the people in the community.
Mrs. Frigon, on behalf of our community, thank you and happy 100th birthday.